Sentimental Education 📖

Sentimental Education

Flaubert, Gustave
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literary fiction psychological drama past tense third limited POV ~748 pp

Vibe

melancholic obsessive passionate

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count187,058
Page count~748 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited