A passage to India 📖

A passage to India

E M Forster
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literary fiction colonial satire past tense third limited POV ~404 pp

Vibe

existential ironic philosophical

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable humor.

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Style Fingerprint

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

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count100,882
Page count~404 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited