A nice touch in this novel is how it respects the reader’s time.
Fruitfulness Émile Zola 1900 First Edition Doubleday Page & Co Classic Novel
A nice touch is how this novel uses food as a memory trigger.
A nice touch is the novel’s use of weather to mirror the mood.
A nice touch in this novel is the way it handles moral gray areas.
What really grabs you are the illustrated character portraits inside.