How Long to Read Brokenhearted Ironies

How Long Does it Take to Read Brokenhearted Ironies?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read Brokenhearted Ironies by Donald N. S. Unger

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

Description

Paraphrasing the British writer Doris Lessing, novelist, poet, and short fiction writer Charles Baxter characterized some of the stories in this volume as being imbued with "brokenhearted irony." An awkward title, perhaps, but the description fits. This expanded second edition includes four pieces not in the first. The original sixteen stories, almost all previously published in magazines in the US, Canada, and Europe, are broken down into three categories.Filed under "Theoretical Infidelities": In "Cloud Martin Has a Tattoo," what does a young high school teacher do with his rising obsession with one of his students? In "Peaks & Valleys," how do you handle the fact that one of your best friends is the ex-lover (you hope the "ex" part is accurate!) of the woman you want to marry? In "Otolaryngology," if your brief attraction to a woman on a bus triggers you to make the "goonk" sound, like a salivating cartoon, and swallow your wedding ring, what do you tell your wife? In section number two, "Second Casualties": In "Punch Like a Girl," given that you're the one who taught her to stand up for herself, what do you say to your eleven-year-old daughter when she sucker-punches another kid at school--especially when it's clear that he probably deserved it? "Testifying" asks, if you feel lulled into complacency about the possibility of nuclear war, what can you do if you want to break the silence? "Glide Path" tracks a man's grief, his fiancé having been killed in a plane crash--in the wake of Reagan firing the air traffic controllers.The stories in "Flirting with Reality" largely pivot on various degrees of magical realism. In Buenos Aires, with only "The Portfolio" to guide him, a son grapples with how to take over the "business" of his dead father: betting on political, economic, or seismological events in the distant future. Another son helps his father realize that the only reason "Flying" isn't possible is because we aren't sufficiently open to the idea. In "Please Pardon This Interruption," scuttlebutt in the faculty room is that the principal of the middle school has been digitized; now what? And if your job is to be the "white boy" for a corrupt, black, albino, televangelist, does that pay well? "Tell It!" Among the stories new to this edition: A gay couple muse about the lucrative nature of tapping the "Summer Rental WiFi" in the Fire Island home they rent to others; in "It's . . . Nothing," a man puzzles over what has happened to his relationship with his wife; and, in "Give Us the Figgy Pudding . . . And Nobody Gets Hurt," a broadcast journalist on a bad satellite link desperately tries to understand what the crowd wants, during an increasingly tense, Tahrir Square-like, demonstration.

How long is Brokenhearted Ironies?

Brokenhearted Ironies by Donald N. S. Unger is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Brokenhearted Ironies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Brokenhearted Ironies aloud.

What Reading Level is Brokenhearted Ironies?

Brokenhearted Ironies is suitable for students ages 10 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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