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Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~611 pp
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melancholic lyrical obsessive

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 30
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count152,783
Page count~611 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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