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Angle of Repose

Wallace Stegner
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historical fiction family saga past tense third limited POV ~857 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical earnest

A historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count214,309
Page count~857 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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