How Long to Read A Compendium of Journal Jottings

How Long Does it Take to Read A Compendium of Journal Jottings?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read A Compendium of Journal Jottings by Pat Laster

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

While John Steinbeck, in his JOURNEY of a NOVEL (EAST of EDEN) wrote his feelings, his ideas, his prejudices, his biases; Henry David Thoreau wrote about the conflict between scientific observation and poetry, reflections on abolition, transcendental philosophy, and other concerns in his voluminous journals; other writers note their inner-most thoughts with directions that the book be burned upon the writer's death. Of many others who kept and keep journals, day-books, diaries, Pat Laster has chosen to jot down those things from her reading that she either did not know, had forgotten, or that piqued her imagination. Especially intriguing were the euphemisms for "dying," and the information she calls "mini-biographies" from obituaries. For several of her stories, and even in her novel, she used word banks of surnames to direct her focus. Included is a poem derived of surnames. Since she has been involved in mainline church music all of her life, the puzzle of how so many of the modern "churches" were named was fascinating. Although it is not a 'how-to' volume, writers, including poets, of course, might mine this compendium for ideas, and possibilities. Occasional poems and essays appear throughout as examples. Her published books also include a novel and its sequel, A JOURNEY of CHOICE and HER FACE in the GLASS, plus a book of short stories and long poems, HIDING MYSELF into SAFETY. She has been writing for thirty-five of her eighty-something years. She has a memoir in progress, a book of poetry after that, and has applied to earn an online M.F.A. in poetry.

How long is A Compendium of Journal Jottings?

A Compendium of Journal Jottings by Pat Laster is 236 pages long, and a total of 60,416 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Compendium of Journal Jottings Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read A Compendium of Journal Jottings aloud.

What Reading Level is A Compendium of Journal Jottings?

A Compendium of Journal Jottings is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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