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The Course of Love
Botton, Alain De
contemporary fiction
literary fiction
past tense
third limited POV
~247 pp
Vibe
melancholic
reflective
intimate
A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
90
externalintrospective
Ending
50
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
80%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 61,646 |
| Page count | ~247 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |