It takes the average reader 9 hours and 46 minutes to read Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days by Don Reis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A semi-autobiographical novel started following an October 2010 heart attack. It follows the main character through quadruple bypass surgery at a Brisbane hospital and his interaction with the people he meets and the events of the time. He also looks back over the events of his life and in particular the strangeness of his country Queensland home town. It follows him through his recovery and finishes soon after the death of his elderly mother with whom he'd been living and caring for. The title comes from the Don McLean song, 'Winterwood' - 'The birds like leaves on Winterwood, sing hopeful...
Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days by Don Reis is 568 pages long, and a total of 146,544 words.
This makes it 192% the length of the average book. It also has 179% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 20 minutes to read Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days aloud.
Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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