How Long to Read ... and the World Shifted

How Long Does it Take to Read ... and the World Shifted?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 36 minutes to read ... and the World Shifted by T. J. M. Holden

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

Description

The date is March 11, 2011. Glynnia McKinney, a rookie reporter for a Canadian newspaper, is traveling from Tokyo to Sendai with her interpreter, Yuta Takahashi, hours after the "triple disaster" -- when the fourth-largest earthquake in recorded history sent a 130 foot tsunami crashing along 700 kilometers of coastline, resulting in 15,881 deaths, 6,152 injured, 2,584 missing, displacing hundreds of thousands, unleashing the second-worst nuclear disaster in world history, and the costliest ecological fallout ever.An incongruous pair, Glynnis is: foreign, female, ambitious, cerebral and insecure; Yuta is: a native, male, opinionated, emotional and cynical. Both share commonality, though. Sensitive, naïve, haunted, brittle, incomplete, thirsting for respect, and pushed by a desire to make meaning from unfathomable catastrophe.Traversing the devastated Tohoku region by car, the reporters forge an improbable bond -- the result of shared personal demons and a desire to achieve understanding. Recording the testimony of victims, rescuers, refugees, doctors, civil authorities, soldiers, police and criminals, their trek culminates in two dramatic engagements: an anxious visit to the crippled nuclear power plant, where the translator's father is one of "the Fukushima Fifty"-the men who heroically sacrificed their well-being to save the nation from nuclear meltdown; and the confessions of a nij? hibakusha-a double atomic bomb survivor from World War II-now whiling away his days in a refugee shelter and musing on his nation's tumultuous modern history, viewed through the prism of his remarkable life.Panoramic, yet intimate, unique, yet universal, . . . AND THE WORLD SHIFTED is a story of fellowship, discovery and transformation. It demonstrates that regardless of nationality, age, gender or belief, we are all part of a larger community, which persists-past into present into future, despite calamity. Like the companion volumes in THE 3-11 TRILOGY (TSUNAMI and ESCAPE FROM SONOYO), ... AND THE WORLD SHIFTED stands as a paean to the human spirit. Taut and tender, multi-layered, poetic, allegorical, philosophical, and ultimately uplifting, it is not simply a depiction of one critical historical moment in a single nation's history, but a transcendent book about human capacity, will, virtue, fellowship, endurance and redemption.

How long is ... and the World Shifted?

... and the World Shifted by T. J. M. Holden is 333 pages long, and a total of 84,249 words.

This makes it 112% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read ... and the World Shifted Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 40 minutes to read ... and the World Shifted aloud.

What Reading Level is ... and the World Shifted?

... and the World Shifted 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.

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