How Long to Read Bird Songs Don't Lie

How Long Does it Take to Read Bird Songs Don't Lie?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Bird Songs Don't Lie by Gordon Lee Johnson

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

Description

In this deeply moving collection of short stories and essays, Gordon Lee Johnson (Cupeño/Cahuilla) cements his voice not only as a wry commentator on American Indian reservation life but also as a master of fiction writing. In Johnson's stories, all of which are set on the fictional San Ignacio reservation in Southern California, we meet unforgettable characters like Plato Pena, the Stanford-bound geek who reads Kahlil Gibran during intertribal softball games; hardboiled investigator Roddy Foo; and Etta, whose motto is "early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise," as they face down circumstances by turns ordinary and devastating. From the noir-tinged mystery of "Unholy Wine" to the gripping intensity of "Tukwut," Johnson effortlessly switches genre, perspective, and tense, vividly evoking people and places that are fictional but profoundly true to life. The nonfiction featured in Bird Songs Don't Lie is equally revelatory in its exploration of complex connections between past and present. Whether examining his own conflicted feelings toward the missions as a source of both cultural damage and identity, sharing advice for cooking for eight dozen cowboys and -girls, or recounting an influx of New Age seekers of enlightenment in the Pushcart-nominated "100 White Women," Johnson plumbs the comedy, catastrophe, and beauty of his life on the Pala Reservation to thunderous effect.

How long is Bird Songs Don't Lie?

Bird Songs Don't Lie by Gordon Lee Johnson is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bird Songs Don't Lie Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Bird Songs Don't Lie aloud.

What Reading Level is Bird Songs Don't Lie?

Bird Songs Don't Lie 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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