How Long to Read A Gravity's Rainbow Companion

How Long Does it Take to Read A Gravity's Rainbow Companion?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 20 minutes to read A Gravity's Rainbow Companion by Steven C. Weisenburger

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

Description

Adding some 20 percent to the original content, this is a completely updated edition of Steven Weisenburger's indispensable guide to Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Weisenburger takes the reader page by page, often line by line, through the welter of historical references, scientific data, cultural fragments, anthropological research, jokes, and puns around which Pynchon wove his story. Weisenburger fully annotates Pynchon's use of languages ranging from Russian and Hebrew to such subdialects of English as 1940s street talk, drug lingo, and military slang as well as the more obscure terminology of black magic, Rosicrucianism, and Pavlovian psychology. The Companion also reveals the underlying organization of Gravity's Rainbow--how the book's myriad references form patterns of meaning and structure that have eluded both admirers and critics of the novel. The Companion is keyed to the pages of the principal American editions of Gravity's Rainbow: Viking/Penguin (1973), Bantam (1974), and the special, repaginated Penguin paperback (2000) honoring the novel as one of twenty "Great Books of the Twentieth Century."

How long is A Gravity's Rainbow Companion?

A Gravity's Rainbow Companion by Steven C. Weisenburger is 440 pages long, and a total of 110,000 words.

This makes it 148% the length of the average book. It also has 134% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Gravity's Rainbow Companion Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 1 minute to read A Gravity's Rainbow Companion aloud.

What Reading Level is A Gravity's Rainbow Companion?

A Gravity's Rainbow Companion is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy A Gravity's Rainbow Companion?

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