How Long to Read Homecoming

How Long Does it Take to Read Homecoming?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read Homecoming by Wayne Curtis

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

Description

In these 13 carefully crafted short stories, Wayne Curtis explores the theme of homecoming, literally, spiritually, and metaphorically, and the many interpretations of the word "home". The varied characters discover that home can be found in sometimes unlikely places. In "Night Riders" two teenagers find it on the highway in a stolen car, escaping an abusive institution, bonded together through their complicated love for each other. In "The Poet," a man grasps for familiar old home feelings at a truck stop, where there is country music, drinks, and laughter. In "The Train," an eleven-year-old boy finds that he longs to return home when his misjudged escape to town teaches him some hard lessons about who can be trusted. Curtis's deft touch also examines the increasing desire for a sense of home among those who are aging or who have undergone hardships on their quest to realize their dreams. Curtis revisits the teenagers of "Night Riders" after they have been apart for thirty years, in "At Mount St. Joseph's." In "Lonesome Highway," Jimmy Castle returns home on a Greyhound bus, broken and ill, looking for an honest friend to help him in his final days. In the title story, a young boy's father, David, comes home from the war, only to discover that his struggles are far from over. Watching his parents, the boy learns how deeply imbedded the love of land is in his mother and father, but he also realizes what truly makes a home. With his characteristic eye for detail and his skillful ability to evoke emotion and atmosphere, Wayne Curtis once again takes readers into a different time, where people long for what makes them feel most anchored, loved, and valued in an ever-changing world.

How long is Homecoming?

Homecoming by Wayne Curtis is 237 pages long, and a total of 60,909 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Homecoming Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 32 minutes to read Homecoming aloud.

What Reading Level is Homecoming?

Homecoming 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.

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

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