The Night Listener: A Novel

Year 2001
Pages 342
Binding Paperback

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The listing describes The Night Listener: A Novel by Armistead Maupin as a novel built around its characters and plot. The record for this copy lists 2001 • Harpercollins • 342 pages.

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Better candidate if you want premise, mood, and forward pull to do most of the work.

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This edition of The Night Listener: A Novel by Armistead Maupin is a steady, novel built around its characters and plot.

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  • You need a very different pace.
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Fiction Medium length Published before 2020

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Balanced Moderate time

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This book will mostly appeal to readers who enjoy its characters, plot, and mood.

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Reading a few chapters at a time may make the story easier to follow.

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