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Justine (Library of Essential Reading)

Marquis de Sade
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historical fiction picaresque novel past tense first POV ~502 pp
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gruesome oppressive desperate

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 10
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 98%
noneextreme
Sexual content 99%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count125,491
Page count~502 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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