How Long to Read Hard Luck and Heavy Rain

How Long Does it Take to Read Hard Luck and Heavy Rain?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Hard Luck and Heavy Rain by Joseph C. Russo

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

Description

In Hard Luck and Heavy Rain Joseph C. Russo takes readers into the everyday lives of the rural residents of Southeast Texas. He encounters the region as a kind of world enveloped in on itself, existing under a pall of poverty, illness, and oil refinery smoke. His informants’ stories cover a wide swath of experiences, from histories of LGBTQ+ life and the local petrochemical industries to religiosity among health food store employees and the suffering of cancer patients living in the Refinery Belt. Russo frames their hard-luck stories as forms of verbal art and poetic narrative that render the region a mythopoetic landscape that epitomizes the impasse of American late capitalism. He shows that in this severe world, questions of politics and history are not cut and dry, and its denizens are not simply backward victims of circumstances. Russo demonstrates that by challenging classist stereotypes of rural Americans as passive, ignorant, and uneducated, his interlocutors offer significant insight into the contemporary United States.

How long is Hard Luck and Heavy Rain?

Hard Luck and Heavy Rain by Joseph C. Russo is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.

This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hard Luck and Heavy Rain Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read Hard Luck and Heavy Rain aloud.

What Reading Level is Hard Luck and Heavy Rain?

Hard Luck and Heavy Rain 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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