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The Witches of Eastwick

Updike, John
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~424 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

grotesque lyrical macabre

A dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, humor, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count105,980
Page count~424 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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