How Long to Read Crying at the Movies

How Long Does it Take to Read Crying at the Movies?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Crying at the Movies by Madelon Sprengnether

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

Description

"For years, I cried, not over my own losses, but at the movies. When bad things happened to me in real life, I didn't react. I seemed cool or indifferent. Yet in the dark and relative safety of the movie theater, I would weep over fictional tragedies, over someone else's tragedy." At age nine, Madelon Sprengnether watched her father drown in the Mississippi River. Her mother swallowed the family's grief whole and no one spoke of the tragedy thereafter. Only years later did Sprengnether react, and in a most unlikely place: in the theater watching the film Pather Panchali, by Satyajit Ray. In the fascinating memoir Crying at the Movies, Sprengnether looks at the sublime connections between happenings in the present, troubling events from the past, and the imagined world of movies. By examining the films she had intense emotional reactions to throughout her adult life--House of Cards, Solaris, Fearless, The Cement Garden, Shadowlands, and Blue--Sprengnether finds a way to work through her own losses, mistakes, and pain.

How long is Crying at the Movies?

Crying at the Movies by Madelon Sprengnether is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Crying at the Movies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Crying at the Movies aloud.

What Reading Level is Crying at the Movies?

Crying at the Movies 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.

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