How Long to Read Night Journey

How Long Does it Take to Read Night Journey?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Night Journey by Roderick Mackenzie

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

Description

This is the tale of a South African soldier who turns conscientious objector and is subjected to 188 days in a punishment cell in solitary confinement. Set in South Africa during the '60s and '70s, it is a novel about a young soldier who deserts the army and when he is recaptured by the military he refuses to return to military service on religious grounds. For his insubordination, he is placed in an extreme regime of solitary confinement for a long period, where he experiences the eponymous "night journey" of dreams, visions and memories, which lead him to find himself. The story of the young soldier's life emerges as a stream of consciousness, in the present tense, and gradually the narrator's backstory and his psychological state are filled in through a mixture of dreams, recollections, and flashbacks, intercut with scenes from the on-going present. It is an erratic and chaotic life with a hopeless father and a wild and wayward mother who often live on the shady side of the law; all this is set against a brooding and violent background of South Africa at war with its neighbors and itself.

How long is Night Journey?

Night Journey by Roderick Mackenzie is 249 pages long, and a total of 64,491 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Night Journey Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Night Journey aloud.

What Reading Level is Night Journey?

Night Journey 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.

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

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