How Long to Read Determined Weeds

How Long Does it Take to Read Determined Weeds?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 54 minutes to read Determined Weeds by Samuel Jaye Tanner

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

Description

My mother lost her first three babies. The first was never named. The second, Jayson, was stillborn. Christa was four months premature. She lived one week before passing away in Mom's arms. My sister Christie was born next. She was also four months premature. Despite assurances that she would not live, Christie left the hospital after an extended stay in an incubator. Christie was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but she survived. Doctors told my mother that she should not try and have any more children. Despite their objections, Mom gave birth to me four years later. I was healthy. My father, a Jew for Jesus freak, named me Samuel. My Hebrew name was Sh'muel-this means "God Listens." I was the answer to my parent's prayers. Mom started drinking after I turned four. She was an alcoholic by the time I was seven. This was when my parents got a divorce. My father was awarded custody of my sister and me because Mom was destroying herself. Over twenty years after Mom left me, her second husband-my stepfather Jim-shot himself in the head. I tried to insert myself back into my mother's life. I wanted to help this woman who had lived through so much trauma. Mom refused my help, choosing alcohol and pain pills instead of a relationship with her son. A mother's love is a powerful force. Despite Mom's determination, I loved her. In fact, Mom's obstinacy was responsible for my birth. She was determined to have her own way. This was true when it came to creating life as well as destroying it. This book is a eulogy for my mother. It is the story of how I learned to take the good that was in her, separate it from the bad, and cope with her absence. This is a story of moving forward in an enormous, complicated universe.

How long is Determined Weeds?

Determined Weeds by Samuel Jaye Tanner is 292 pages long, and a total of 73,584 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Determined Weeds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Determined Weeds aloud.

What Reading Level is Determined Weeds?

Determined Weeds 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.

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