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Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love
Dorothy Tennov
nonfiction
psychological study
past tense
third limited POV
~455 pp
Vibe
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
Content
Sexual content
60%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 113,791 |
| Page count | ~455 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |