How Long to Read Living to Tell the Tale

How Long Does it Take to Read Living to Tell the Tale?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 1 minute to read Living to Tell the Tale by Jane Taylor McDonnell

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

Description

"Writing is a second chance at life," writes Jane McDonnell. "I think all writing constitutes an effort to establish our own meaningfulness, even in the midst of sadness and disappointment." In Living to Tell the Tale, McDonnell draws on this impulse, as well as on her own experiences as a writer and teacher of memoir, to give us what should become the definitive book on writing "crisis memoirs" and other kinds of personal narrative. She provides specific techniques and advice to help the writer discover his or her inner voice, recognize—and then silence—the inner censor, begin a narrative, and develop it with such aids as photographs and documents. Citing many landmark works such as Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior and Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes, as well as unpublished writings, McDonnell shows how writers can recreate past experiences through memories, and imaginatively reshape material into the story that needs to be told. Each chapter concludes with exercises to help the writer grapple with particular problems, such as trying to write about experiences that are only partly recalled. McDonnell also offers a list of recommended reading. • Memoirs, such as Mary Karr's The Liars' Club (Penguin) have hit bestseller lists nationwide during the past year, and are of great interest to aspiring writers.

How long is Living to Tell the Tale?

Living to Tell the Tale by Jane Taylor McDonnell is 177 pages long, and a total of 45,489 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Living to Tell the Tale Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 8 minutes to read Living to Tell the Tale aloud.

What Reading Level is Living to Tell the Tale?

Living to Tell the Tale is suitable for students ages 10 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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