How Long to Read Goodbye, Mr Dixon

How Long Does it Take to Read Goodbye, Mr Dixon?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Goodbye, Mr Dixon by Iain Crichton Smith

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

Description

The titular Mr Dixon is not the novel's main character but the creation of the novel's main character, Tom Spence. Spence describes himself as "an embryo novelist"; he has had the odd job - for example, delivering mail - but is largely without skills and has bet all on his career as a writer. Unfortunately he has "never brought a novel to a successful conclusion" never mind had one published, and, unable to live the dream, has instead dreamed it through his protagonist, Drew Dixon. His novel has ground to a halt because he has decided Dixon will "meet a girl of twenty-five or thereabouts whose entry into his world was to change his life" but has no idea how to write it. Fortuitously he meets a young woman, Ann, and, as their relationship develops we begin to sense that it will be Spence's life that is changed rather than Dixon's. As Spence's isolation ends he revisits his past, attempting to contact the mother he hasn't seen in years and returning to his old school to see the English teacher who he believes encouraged him to write. Increasingly his admiration for Dixon turns to hatred and Spence is forced to choose between life and art.

How long is Goodbye, Mr Dixon?

Goodbye, Mr Dixon by Iain Crichton Smith is 220 pages long, and a total of 55,000 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Goodbye, Mr Dixon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours to read Goodbye, Mr Dixon aloud.

What Reading Level is Goodbye, Mr Dixon?

Goodbye, Mr Dixon 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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