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Still Life

Louise Penny
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literary fiction cozy mystery past tense third limited POV ~382 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical atmospheric

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count95,544
Page count~382 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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