It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read Joe by Michael Blastland
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An exceptionally haunting memoir that also shows us what it is to be really human. In a hardware store, Joe sits on a display toilet amidst the throng of customers and wees, smiling serenely. He thumps crying babies. He is amazed when the car he runs in front of actually hits him. Joe is ten and mentally disabled. He's funny, fascinating and maddening, and this memoir tells his moving story, but also argues that until we know Joe's life, we can't understand our own. Through philosophy, psychology and medical research, the author explains how we are mind-readers, how we make sense of other...
Joe by Michael Blastland 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.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 32 minutes to read Joe aloud.
Joe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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