How Long to Read Fast-Talking Dames

How Long Does it Take to Read Fast-Talking Dames?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Fast-Talking Dames by Maria DiBattista

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

Description

"There is nothing like a dame", proclaims the song from South Pacific. Certainly there is nothing like the fast-talking dame of screen comedies in the 1930s and '40s. In this engaging book, film scholar and movie buff Maria DiBattista celebrates the fast-talking dame as an American original. Coming of age during the Depression, the dame -- a woman of lively wit and brash speech -- epitomized a new style of self-reliant, articulate womanhood. Dames were quick on the uptake and hardly ever downbeat. They seemed to know what to say and when to say it. In their fast and breezy talk seemed to lie...

How long is Fast-Talking Dames?

Fast-Talking Dames by Maria DiBattista is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fast-Talking Dames Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Fast-Talking Dames aloud.

What Reading Level is Fast-Talking Dames?

Fast-Talking Dames 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.

Where Can I Buy Fast-Talking Dames?

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