How Long to Read Heart of the Country

How Long Does it Take to Read Heart of the Country?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 21 minutes to read Heart of the Country by Bland Simpson

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

Description

Take a ride down the twisting, bumpy road to country music stardom as you follow three hard driving performers bent on making their mark in Nashville. Heart of the Country will carry you from postwar Appalachia, when the music flowed pure from dancehalls and front-porch jam sessions, to the rhinestone-studded era of big arenas, television ratings, and the "West Coast sound". Bland Simpson has drawn on his own experiences in country music for his portrayals of Bonnie Montreal, a backwoods singer with plenty of "honey" and "kick" in her voice; Johnny Rex Packard, a volatile rockabilly piano stomper; and Preston Hewitt, a cynical Ivy-Leaguer-turned-urban-folkie. As the three follow their separate destinies across the South and toward the chaotic final night of the Grand Ole Opry in the Ryman Auditorium, they cross paths again and again at such venues as the Moneywasters' Social Club in East Tennessee and a traveling gospel tent revival. Such real-life figures as Hank Williams and Martin Luther King make cameo appearances, along with a colorful supporting cast of producers, agents, stars, sidemen, and roadies. All are bound by the energy and demands of life on the road and in music halls, grand and small.

How long is Heart of the Country?

Heart of the Country by Bland Simpson is 315 pages long, and a total of 80,325 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heart of the Country Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 18 minutes to read Heart of the Country aloud.

What Reading Level is Heart of the Country?

Heart of the Country 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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