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The 120 Days of Sodom

Sade Marquis de
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literary fiction philosophical erotica past tense third limited POV ~729 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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grotesque depraved macabre

A propulsive and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Plot-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 90
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 5
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 95
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 10
externalintrospective
Ending 5
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 10
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 98%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 5%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count182,129
Page count~729 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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