How Long to Read Go Tell It on the Mountain

How Long Does it Take to Read Go Tell It on the Mountain?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

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

Description

This haunting coming-of-age story, based in part on James Baldwin’s childhood in Harlem, is an American classic. Originally published in 1953, Go Tell It on the Mountain was Baldwin’s first major work. With a potent combination of lyrical compassion and resonant rage, he portrays a fourteen-year-old boy questioning the terms of his identity. John Grimes is the stepson of a fire-breathing and abusive Pentecostal preacher in Harlem during the Depression. The action of this short novel spans a single day in John’s life, and yet manages to encompass on an epic scale his family’s troubled past and his own inchoate longings for the future, set against a shining vision of a city where he both does and does not belong. Baldwin’s story illuminates the racism his characters face as well as the double-edged role religion plays in their lives, both oppressive and inspirational. In prose that mingles gritty vernacular cadences with exalted biblical rhythms, Baldwin’s rendering of his young protagonist’s struggle to invent himself pioneered new possibilities in American language and literature. Introduction by Edwidge Danticat

How long is Go Tell It on the Mountain?

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Go Tell It on the Mountain Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read Go Tell It on the Mountain aloud.

What Reading Level is Go Tell It on the Mountain?

Go Tell It on the Mountain 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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