How Long to Read Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart

How Long Does it Take to Read Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart by Joyce Carol Oates

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

Description

Joyce Carol Oates adds to her extraordinary body of work with this stunning National Book Award Finalist filled with violence, love, racism, and a shared secret in mid-century New York. In the early 1950s in an industrial town, racial boundaries may keep people apart—or bring them together explosively. Iris Courtney, who is white, is the only witness when handsome Jinx Fairchild, a black basketball player, kills a white man in order to protect her. The secret link between Iris and Jinx is not only their attraction to each other, but a bond of passion and guilt that has formed between them....

How long is Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart?

Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart by Joyce Carol Oates is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart aloud.

What Reading Level is Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart?

Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart 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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