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Pere Goriot

Honoré De Balzac
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literary fiction social realism past tense third limited POV ~487 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tragic bleak melancholic

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, humor.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 5
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count121,640
Page count~487 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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