How Long to Read Hurtin' Words

How Long Does it Take to Read Hurtin' Words?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 57 minutes to read Hurtin' Words by Ted Ownby

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

Description

When Tammy Wynette sang "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," she famously said she "spelled out the hurtin' words" to spare her child the pain of family breakup. In this innovative work, Ted Ownby considers how a wide range of writers, thinkers, activists, and others defined family problems in the twentieth-century American South. Ownby shows that it was common for both African Americans and whites to discuss family life in terms of crisis, but they reached very different conclusions about causes and solutions. In the civil rights period, many embraced an ideal of Christian brotherhood as a way of transcending...

How long is Hurtin' Words?

Hurtin' Words by Ted Ownby is 353 pages long, and a total of 89,309 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 109% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hurtin' Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 8 minutes to read Hurtin' Words aloud.

What Reading Level is Hurtin' Words?

Hurtin' Words 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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