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Object of Virtue: A Novel
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The strongest signal here is mood, premise, and forward pull more than pure reference value. Taken together, it reads like a mid-length read that should balance momentum with detail.
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From the record on file, Object of Virtue: A Novel by Nicholas B. A. Nicholson reads like a story-led title whose appeal is likely premise, mood, and momentum. On-file edition details point to 2004 • Simon & Schuster • 284 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.
Edition on file: 2004 • Simon & Schuster • 284 pages • ISBN 9780743257831.
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Most useful when you want premise, mood, and forward pull to do most of the work.
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Light commitment. Best if you want more than a quick hit but not a huge undertaking.
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What stands out here is the reading mood. This feels like a book people pick for the premise and momentum, not because they need metadata first.
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This looks like a book that benefits from continuity more than stop-start sampling.
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