sentimentalism

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A reviewer in Britain's Guardian newspaper sniffed that "an undeniable strain of sentimentalism runs throughout" the book and its prose.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

In other words, it's the "dismantling of sentimentalism," which Knott said is "good news."

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2022

Dr Stevenson, the medical officer of health for Paddington, asserted women had "the same physical necessities" as men and the call for female toilets was "no imaginary want created by sentimentalism".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022

An author who, for example, lacks a sense of irony is always bound to remain mediocre, and irony-less writers have a squeaky voice that achieves either slapstick or sentimentalism or just reportage.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2019

Such sentimentalism may seem ridiculous considering what I had witnessed in the last days, but those were the deeds of others, of predatory animals.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel