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Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love

Dorothy Tennov
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nonfiction psychological study past tense third limited POV ~455 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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obsessive analytical clinical

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 0
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count113,791
Page count~455 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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