How Long to Read Patricide

How Long Does it Take to Read Patricide?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Patricide by Madonna Dries Christensen

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

Description

A spare, elegantly simple exploration of father-son love and father-son hate. Equally strong passions, left unbridled, one can be harmful, the other deadly. Based on a real event, Patricide begins with a brutal homicide on the Iowa prairie in 1920. Told by several observers, the subject is handled with the respect befitting these salt of the earth people bewildered by the horrifying act of fifteen-year-old Carl Jess. What drove this boy to patricide? What was his motivation? Did he believe he had something to gain, or was he totally deranged? While the community wrestles with these questions,...

How long is Patricide?

Patricide by Madonna Dries Christensen is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Patricide Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Patricide aloud.

What Reading Level is Patricide?

Patricide 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.

Where Can I Buy Patricide?

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