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I was asking myself this question while writing a novel that don't imply any death or even really dramatic event !
The novel tells about the main character's strugglings and conflictuous relationships, but death never occurs in the story !

Can a story like this be taken seriously and don't be considered too lightweight from a dramatic point of view ?
And, in a general way, do you know a great novel that don't involve death of any of its characters ?

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. No characters died in this one, though there was a lingering threat of death. One could argue that the character of Moaning Myrtle died though for her, death was a per-existing condition to the story and happened years prior to the story, so I wouldn't counter it. While she talks about her death, the view doesn't see it described by the narrator in the book.

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Personaly I would say: It is possible.

The reason why death is mostly chosen as source of despair and drama is his simpleness. The death is almost absolute and a reason, why protagonists would change drastically. Other drama settings could do that too, but it is hard to write that and maintain a logical flow in the story and behavior of the characters.

So if you can maintain it, there shouldn't be a problem with your premise

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