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Tom Lake

Ann Patchett
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense first POV ~411 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical nostalgic

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count102,828
Page count~411 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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