How Long to Read Gust

How Long Does it Take to Read Gust?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 5 minutes to read Gust by Greg Alan Brownderville

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

Description

Irresistible in its color and momentum, Greg Alan Brownderville's debut collection explores the competing mysticisms of his boyhood: the Voudou of his native Arkansas Delta and the Pentecostalism embodied by his devil-hunting pastor, Brother Langston. On the one hand, "gust" sonically suggests "ghost," and wind is a metaphor for inspiration and the Holy Spirit. On the other hand, "gust" suggests urge and pleasure, especially of the gastronomic variety, thus evoking the body. Brownderville commands the complex eloquence of Southerners who love not only local color but also high-flown rhetoric....

How long is Gust?

Gust by Greg Alan Brownderville is 124 pages long, and a total of 31,496 words.

This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gust Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 52 minutes to read Gust aloud.

What Reading Level is Gust?

Gust is suitable for students ages 10 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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Where Can I Buy Gust?

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