How Long to Read Getting Mother's Body

By Suzan-Lori Parks

How Long Does it Take to Read Getting Mother's Body?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks

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

Description

Billy Beede, the teenage daughter of the fast-running, no-account, and six-years-dead Willa Mae, comes home one day to find a fateful letter waiting for her: Willa Mae’s burial spot in LaJunta, Arizona, is about to be plowed up to make way for a supermarket. As Willa Mae’s only daughter, Billy is heiress to her mother’s substantial but unconfirmed fortune—a cache of jewels that Willa Mae’s lover, Dill Smiles, is said to have buried with her. Dirt poor, living in a trailer with her Aunt June and Uncle Roosevelt behind a gas station in a tumbleweedy Texas town, and pregnant with an illegitimate...

How long is Getting Mother's Body?

Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Getting Mother's Body Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Getting Mother's Body aloud.

What Reading Level is Getting Mother's Body?

Getting Mother's Body 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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