It takes the average reader 2 hours and 10 minutes to read Coloured and Other Stories by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
What's it like being the ant in the ice cream? The characters in this short story collection will show you; experience life as they know it as transplants from across the world into American suburbia. Adapted from real life anecdotes both her own and those of others, Mohana takes us into the world of the South Asian immigrant living the American Dream. Think of her as a cultural translator for those who you may not notice otherwise, living in the margins of our cities. "What are a few inches when you know he will provide for you the rest of your life," her mother would have said, smacking her on the cheek. The sight of his feet, white, broad toes, and clean, short-clipped nails startled her. Americans normally wore their shoes everywhere; they had special shoes to wear inside their houses, shoes specifically for their bedrooms. BABY
Coloured and Other Stories by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar is 130 pages long, and a total of 32,500 words.
This makes it 44% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 57 minutes to read Coloured and Other Stories aloud.
Coloured and Other Stories 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.
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