How Long to Read Nuclear Family

How Long Does it Take to Read Nuclear Family?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 24 minutes to read Nuclear Family by Jean Van Loon

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

Description

In the night her whitened toes / cold sole on his calf / between his palms he warms / a slender foot – / twig bones, taut skin. Jean Van Loon’s father was a metallurgist in an Ottawa lab that contributed to the Manhattan Project. The Geiger counter he brought home exposed her mother’s dinner plate as radioactive. Her childhood friend’s father sold cobalt bombs to the Soviet Union. Unbeknownst even to the family, her mother worked for Canada’s Cold War intelligence service. Rooted in memory and history, Nuclear Family carries the reader into the sense of impending nuclear doom and the explosions of material wealth that shaped Van Loon’s childhood. Poems come alive with image, sound, and texture, portraying the innocence of childhood games, the worldwide effects of prolonged nuclear testing, and the long-lasting legacy of her father’s suicide – a fallout of radioactive silences. In Nuclear Family violent events, both global and familial, permeate a girl’s coming of age in a story of cataclysm and, ultimately, recovery.

How long is Nuclear Family?

Nuclear Family by Jean Van Loon is 143 pages long, and a total of 36,179 words.

This makes it 48% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nuclear Family Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 17 minutes to read Nuclear Family aloud.

What Reading Level is Nuclear Family?

Nuclear Family 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.

Where Can I Buy Nuclear Family?

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