How Long to Read Nothing

How Long Does it Take to Read Nothing?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read Nothing by Nica Lalli

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

Description

We sat in a little circle, Mom on the brown leather chair, Dad on the matching ottoman; I was on the carpet.So, I said. What are we?Both of my parents had looks of utter confusion on their faces. I had really stumped them. After a pause, my dad asked for clarification.......it's like this-all my friends are something. Vanessa is a Unitarian, Michelle is Catholic, Lucy is Presbyterian... so I just want to know-what am I?I smiled at them to make them feel better. But I was getting pretty nervous, too.We're nothing. My father was looking right at me; he had a pleasant, friendly kind of an expression. Nothing, he said again.That's right, said my mother. She seemed relieved that Dad had just said it. Nothing at all.... We like being nothing.What is it like to grow up in a house with no religion? What kind of experiences does someone have when one is not a believer and yet comes into constant contact with religion? How can a person find out what they are when they focus primarily on what they are not?These are the questions raised in the memoir Nothing. With humor, wit, and poignant insight, Nica Lalli recounts her mishaps and misadventures with religion from early childhood into her adult years. As a questioning child, unsure of her idea of God, then a teenager feeling like an outsider, and finally an adult mother confronted by her husband's born-again Christian family and questions from her own children, Nica vividly describes her struggle to find out what kind of something she really is. In the end, the author finds that nothing is a philosophy to be embraced rather than feared.Nothing is an appealing, sensitively written story that offers hope, humor, and reason to millions of similar Americans who feel alienated in an ever more religiously polarized nation.Nica Lalli (Brooklyn, NY) is a freelance art educator working with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Student and Family offsite and outreach programs and with Access Coordination providing services for visitors with disabilities.

How long is Nothing?

Nothing by Nica Lalli is 271 pages long, and a total of 68,021 words.

This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nothing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 11 minutes to read Nothing aloud.

What Reading Level is Nothing?

Nothing 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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