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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Wilder, Thornton
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literary fiction historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~135 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical existential

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 50
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count33,807
Page count~135 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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