How Long to Read Me Dying Trial

By Patricia Powell

How Long Does it Take to Read Me Dying Trial?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Me Dying Trial by Patricia Powell

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

Description

From a major voice in Caribbean literature—this is a story of Gwennie Glaspole, a schoolteacher trapped in an unhappy marriage, fighting to resist Jamaican cultural expectations and for her independence A new edition of the “remarkable first novel” from a major voice in Caribbean literature in the Celebrating Black Women Writers series. Written in modified Jamaican patois, Powell traces the life of Gwennie, a strong woman who plays the role of wife and mother while suffering through a loveless and violently abusive marriage to Walter. Faced with choice of remain a victim to her duties or flee from the cruelties of her everyday life, Gwennie decides to start anew and embrace the pressures of sudden and laudable change. Me Dying Trial ambitiously conveys what goes unspoken—issues regarding identity, homosexuality, religion, and personal afflictions, and how often that strong sense of community holds us back from growing. Powell’s debut solidified her status as “one of the most exciting writers living and writing on the island that is the Caribbean-American hyphen.” (Edwidge Danticat)

How long is Me Dying Trial?

Me Dying Trial by Patricia Powell is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Me Dying Trial Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Me Dying Trial aloud.

What Reading Level is Me Dying Trial?

Me Dying Trial 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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