How Long to Read High Skies

How Long Does it Take to Read High Skies?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 4 minutes to read High Skies by Tracy Daugherty

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

Description

A 1950s Texas small town reels from severe weather, Cold War paranoia, and school integration in this novella by the author of American Originals. High Skies recounts the collision of devastating weather, Cold War suspicion, tense race relations, and the unintended consequences of good intentions in a small west Texas town in the 1950s, changing the futures of the families there and altering their perceptions of America. At the center of this perfect storm is Raymond “Flyboy” Seaker, a respected military veteran, now the vice principal of a school in which Troy, who tells the story, and his disabled friend Stevie will have their lives upended forever. Through a combination of his own well-meaning ambitions and the political maneuverings of others, Flyboy, and the families he serves come to grasp the meaning of community and of individual fortitude. Written with a vivid economy recalling Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams and painting as indelible a portrait of small-town life as Larry McMurtry’s The Last Picture Show, High Skies is a perfectly distilled American epic. Praise for High Skies “Tracy Daugherty’s characters have a stubborn, wonderful realness to them, the sign of a writer absolutely alert to the complex world around us.” —Andrea Barrett, winner of the National Book Award “Daugherty’s writing is deeply rooted in time and place and the historical events that color the characters’ lives. The effect of this is not nostalgia but a perspective on the relationship between the private and the public, the personal and the political. His characters are wholly realized, the writing as clean as sheets on a summer line.” —Robert Boswell, PEN West Award finalist “Daugherty adeptly creates a toxic environment where people’s fears obscure their rationality and impair their judgment. The account of one man left out to dry makes for a stark, memorable outing.” —Publishers Weekly

How long is High Skies?

High Skies by Tracy Daugherty is 123 pages long, and a total of 31,119 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 High Skies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 50 minutes to read High Skies aloud.

What Reading Level is High Skies?

High Skies 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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