How Long to Read My Father and Other Animals

How Long Does it Take to Read My Father and Other Animals?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read My Father and Other Animals by Sam Vincent

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

Description

A moving and hilarious fish-out-of-water memoir of a millennial leaving his inner-city life to take over the family farm. 'My Father and Other Animals is a warm, surprising and beautifully crafted book.' --Billy Griffiths, author of Deep Time Dreaming Sam Vincent is a twenty-something writer living in the inner suburbs, scrabbling to make ends meet, when he gets a call from his mother: his father has stuck his hand in a woodchipper, but 'not to worry -- it wasn't like that scene in Fargo or anything'. When Sam returns to the family farm to help out, his life takes a new and unexpected direction. Whether castrating calves or buying a bull -- or knocking in a hundred fence posts by hand when his dad hides the post-driver -- Sam's farming apprenticeship is an education in grit and shit. But there are victories, too: nurturing a fig orchard to bloom; learning to read the land; joining forces with Indigenous elders to protect a special site. Slowly, Sam finds himself thinking differently about the farm, about his father and about his relationship with both. By turns affecting, hilarious and utterly surprising, this memoir melds humour and fierce honesty in an unsentimental love letter. It's about belonging, humility and regeneration -- of land, family and culture. What passes from father to son on this unruly patch of earth is more than a livelihood; it is a legacy. Shortlisted, Prime Minister's Literary Award for Nonfiction 2023 'Sam Vincent probes deeply into some of the biggest issues of our time ... This book is a celebration of the love of land and builds bridges of understanding that will appeal to a broad cross section of readers.' --Judges' comments, Prime Minister's Literary Awards 'My Father and Other Animals is a beautiful tale of legacy, family, and a millennial finding his place in the world.' --Samuel Bernard, The Weekend Australian 'Notable Books' 'For any reader desiring to understand contemporary rural Australia, this entertaining and important book is a must-read.' --Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler 'Bloody hilarious and salt-of-the-earth heartwarming, My Father and Other Animals is an absolute treasure of a book.' --Anna Krien, author of Act of Grace, Night Games and Into the Woods

How long is My Father and Other Animals?

My Father and Other Animals by Sam Vincent is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read My Father and Other Animals Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read My Father and Other Animals aloud.

What Reading Level is My Father and Other Animals?

My Father and Other Animals 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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