How Long to Read Baroque-a-nova

How Long Does it Take to Read Baroque-a-nova?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Baroque-a-nova by Kevin Chong

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

Description

During the week following the death of his long-absent famous folksinger mother, Saul St. Pierre must contend with the TV crews, fans, and assorted oddballs who flood the suburb where he lives, even as he struggles to understand his motherrsquo;s reasons for taking her own life -and for abandoning him years before. It doesnrsquo;t help matters that his stepmother, Jana, the only reliable adult hersquo;s ever known, is dating a cop who wants to marry her. And he and his friend Navi are suspended from school for staging a demonstration against censorship. Then there is the arrival of the two young women from New York, inspired by the St. Pierresrsquo; nostalgia boom, who come to worship at the feet of Saulrsquo;s father, an alcohol-guzzling musical has-been. But this is no mere tale of motherless youth, because Kevin Chong eschews the melodramatic and familiar to create an inspired -and sometimes absurd -coming-of-age story that embraces the unexpected poetry of tacky pop culture and marginal celebrity. And whether Baroque-a-Nova is read as a ldquo;witty postmodern farcerdquo; (The Globe and Mail) or a ldquo;deftly shaped, deceptively simple story about a boy poised on the threshold of manhoodrdquo; (The Vancouver Sun), it is, to its very core, about love, forgiveness, and the search for truth and beauty in our junked-up lives.

How long is Baroque-a-nova?

Baroque-a-nova by Kevin Chong is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Baroque-a-nova Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Baroque-a-nova aloud.

What Reading Level is Baroque-a-nova?

Baroque-a-nova 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.

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