How Long to Read Mary's Diary

How Long Does it Take to Read Mary's Diary?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Mary's Diary by Mary McIntosh

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

Description

Mary McIntosh revisits her diary for the years 1935-1939. This is Volume Three which covers 1937. The four other are now also available as Kindle E-Books and paperbacks. What was going on in 1937? Howard Hughes flew coast to coast in only 7 hours 28 minutes and 25 seconds, huge flooding of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers occurred, a new house could be bought for $4,000 or you could rent one for $26 a month, gas was 10 cents a gallon, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy debuted on radio, "Gone With The Wind," by Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, Disney's first full-length animated feature opened--"Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," Spam was introduced-soon to become world's largest selling canned meat, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear over New Guinea and were never found. Over the five volumes Mary describes the abdication of the English King, the fiery disaster of the Hindenberg, romantic rides in a rumble seat, visits to England on a steam ship, her first sexual encounters with a lover, and hundreds of other episodes brought back to her 90 year old mind in clear and vivid detail from the diary entries she made so long ago. Not every memory is bright and pleasant. The great depression lay over the land and there was much suffering and unrest. Too, her authoritarian father's shocking manner of explaining sex to her caused much anxiety and clouded her life long after her father's death when she was herself married with children of her own. But despite those clouds in the background, Mary's teenage years come through as brightly and vividly as sunshine after a storm. She describes a long ago time of small pleasures and enormous excitement you will enjoy sharing. So start with her 1935 and 1936 volumes and then take a peek into her 1937 diary. She will take you back to a slower and simpler time. And the interlude will soothe your soul and enliven your mind. And it will also sharpen your appetite for more. Once you read one, you'll want to read all the other volumes in this delightful and satisfying series.

How long is Mary's Diary?

Mary's Diary by Mary McIntosh is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mary's Diary Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Mary's Diary aloud.

What Reading Level is Mary's Diary?

Mary's Diary 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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