It takes the average reader and 56 minutes to read Blacksnake at the Family Reunion by David Huddle
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
David Huddle's latest collection, Blacksnake at the Family Reunion, shares intimate and amusing stories as if told by a quirky, usually reticent, great uncle. In "Boy Story," a teenage romantic meeting ends abruptly when the boy's sweetheart realizes they have parked near her grandmother's grave. The poem "Aloft" recalls a widowed mother's indignation after she receives a marriage proposal in a hot air balloon. Haunted by the words on his older sister's tombstone -- "born & died... then / a single date / in November" -- the speaker in one poem struggles to understand a tragic loss: "The...
Blacksnake at the Family Reunion by David Huddle is 55 pages long, and a total of 14,025 words.
This makes it 19% the length of the average book. It also has 17% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 16 minutes to read Blacksnake at the Family Reunion aloud.
Blacksnake at the Family Reunion is suitable for students ages 8 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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