How Long to Read Mostly Grave Thoughts

How Long Does it Take to Read Mostly Grave Thoughts?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 5 minutes to read Mostly Grave Thoughts by Eugene Goodheart

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

Description

In this new collection, Eugene Goodheart, scholar of English literature, essayist, and public intellectual, reveals himself in a way that will interest readers already familiar with his expansive body of work as well as those new to his writing. Rising above the particular, the essays focus on themes of universal importance. The opening essay, "Whistling in the Dark," is a meditation on the gravest of subjects: aging and mortality. The chapters that follow are a series of reflections on teaching, retirement, illness, marriage, fatherhood, friendship, regret, indignation, sports, and writing-activities that make up a life. The book wrestles with the question of what constitutes the reality of the self in the present when many writers view the self as an illusion. Each essay alludes to writers of the past and present who have addressed the question of what constitutes the self. Looming largest is Montaigne, the inventor of the modern personal essay. This book focuses on universally important subjects, including an individual's place in a community, family, fatherhood, growing older, being Jewish, and friendship. Written in a vividly accessible manner, this book reaches out to a general audience.

How long is Mostly Grave Thoughts?

Mostly Grave Thoughts by Eugene Goodheart is 179 pages long, and a total of 46,361 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mostly Grave Thoughts Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 13 minutes to read Mostly Grave Thoughts aloud.

What Reading Level is Mostly Grave Thoughts?

Mostly Grave Thoughts 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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