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The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
literary fiction
social realism
past tense
third limited POV
~448 pp
Vibe
melancholic
lyrical
oppressive
A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
85
sparsedense
Pacing
20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
95
externalintrospective
Ending
10
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
30%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 111,982 |
| Page count | ~448 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |