How Long to Read Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss
By Phyllis Jane Dunn Barnes
How Long Does it Take to Read Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss?
It takes the average reader 5 hours and 28 minutes to read Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss by Phyllis Jane Dunn Barnes
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
Black Diamonds is a series of vignettes depicting moments from the author's childhood in a coal mining town in Eastern Kentucky and her adolescence during the war years in Louisville. Barnes' rich memories breathe life into the time and place of her past, and she connects it to the here and now as she traces her journey into adulthood. As much a coming of age story as a retrospective, Black Diamonds brings a uniquely real and personal perspective to the difficulties of rural and city life in the 30s and 40s. Through all the successes and tragedies Barnes' account recalls, the love and devotion of family to emerge as the real reward to both author and reader.
How long is Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss?
Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss by Phyllis Jane Dunn Barnes is 318 pages long, and a total of 82,044 words.
This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 28 minutes to read Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss aloud.
What Reading Level is Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss?
Black Diamonds: A Child's Joy and Loss 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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