How Long to Read Letters to Jud

How Long Does it Take to Read Letters to Jud?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 27 minutes to read Letters to Jud by Don Alderman

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

Description

Missouri native Don Alderman always regretted not visiting his father for one ?nal goodbye on the morning he left town to begin life on his own. That was in 1956. Only months later, in 1957, his father died, and that goodbye was left unsaid. Now, half a century later, the author makes amends in Letters to Jud, a sensitive, funny, and sometimes scary coming-of-age tale of life in a quirky little town at the edge of the Missouri Ozarks. The narrative is told in two dozen letters written to the spirit of the author’s father, Jud Alderman, depot agent for the Frisco Railroad. The setting is Republic, Missouri, in the years just before, during, and after World War II. Initially seen through a young boy’s eyes, the narrative ends years later when the author returns to his hometown as a grown man and discovers that his father’s beloved old depot has vanished, and with it, the last symbol of his family’s years in Republic. Letters to Jud is an engaging portrait of a classically American small town experience. It is a tale that o?ers relief from the coarseness of our culture today — an antidote that can be taken as often as needed. A World War II era small town sparkles to life in this luminous memoir ... A funny, moving ?nely wrought remembrance of a lost Middle America. —Kirkus Reviews ... Letters to Jud is a beautiful novel-as-stories written in a most engaging and elegant narrative voice. The language of this book is pure pleasure ... —Judge, Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards

How long is Letters to Jud?

Letters to Jud by Don Alderman is 204 pages long, and a total of 51,816 words.

This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Letters to Jud Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 43 minutes to read Letters to Jud aloud.

What Reading Level is Letters to Jud?

Letters to Jud 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.

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