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The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton
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literary fiction social realism past tense third limited POV ~448 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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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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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
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count111,982
Page count~448 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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