How Long to Read Black Gods of the Asphalt

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Gods of the Asphalt?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Black Gods of the Asphalt by Onaje X. O. Woodbine

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

Description

J-Rod moves like a small tank on the court, his face mean, staring down his opponents. "I play just like my father," he says. "Before my father died, he was a problem on the court. I'm a problem." Playing basketball for him fuses past and present, conjuring his father's memory into a force that opponents can feel in each bone-snapping drive to the basket. On the street, every ballplayer has a story. Onaje X. O. Woodbine, a former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer, brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of street basketball to life. He shows that big games have a trickster figure and a master of black talk whose commentary interprets the game for audiences. The beats of hip-hop and reggae make up the soundtrack, and the ballplayers are half-men, half-heroes, defying the ghetto's limitations with their flights to the basket. Basketball is popular among young black American men but not because, as many claim, they are "pushed by poverty" or "pulled" by white institutions to play it. Black men choose to participate in basketball because of the transcendent experience of the game. Through interviews with and observations of urban basketball players, Onaje X. O. Woodbine composes a rare portrait of a passionate, committed, and resilient group of athletes who use the court to mine what urban life cannot corrupt. If people turn to religion to reimagine their place in the world, then black streetball players are indeed the hierophants of the asphalt.

How long is Black Gods of the Asphalt?

Black Gods of the Asphalt by Onaje X. O. Woodbine is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Gods of the Asphalt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Black Gods of the Asphalt aloud.

What Reading Level is Black Gods of the Asphalt?

Black Gods of the Asphalt 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.

Where Can I Buy Black Gods of the Asphalt?

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