It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An insightful domestic comedy, at once hilarious and extremely moving, Goodbye Without Leaving is the story of a woman's attempt to remain true to herself in a world of diminishing returns. As a bored graduate student, Geraldine Colshares is plucked from her too-tame existence when she is invited to tour as the only white backup singer for Vernon and Ruby Shakely and the Shakettes. The years she spends as a Shakette are a mixed blessing, however, for while they provide her with purpose and excitement, she ultimately submits to a conventional life of marriage, children, and bittersweet...
Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Goodbye Without Leaving aloud.
Goodbye Without Leaving is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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