How Long to Read Prairie Oysters

How Long Does it Take to Read Prairie Oysters?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Prairie Oysters by Don Hurd

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

Description

Residents of the small Texas town of Espantosa are used to living off the map. The only industry they had (a goat farm operated by a swashbuckling Aussie) died from a mysterious blight long ago, the opening of an interstate turned the main road through town into a backwoods byway, and the sole source of entertainment is a decrepit theater that's shown the same ragged print of The French Connection for more than a decade. But when residents learn that the mysterious Miss Coakely has come to town to write a guidebook, they realize this might just be their last shot at reversing Espantosa's declining fortunes. It's up to Melchor Mendoza, failed entrepreneur and the "unofficial mayor" of Espantosa, to pull together an assortment of offbeat townspeople in a desperate effort to convince Miss Coakely that the town deserves more than a passing mention in The Book. The unlikely cast of characters includes a curandera who employs black magic to avoid paying her taxes, a septic tank cleaner whose nocturnal prowlings are tolerated because his services are deemed to vital to dispense with, a geriatric anarchist who published the town's last newspaper, and the dangerously flatulent ghost of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Told with great humor and a keen eye for human frailty, Prairie Oysters is the ribald story of a town that didn't have sense enough to lie down and die. Ultimately, it is the story of ordinary people confronting the terrible gulf between reality and the heart's fiction. Their triumph is as unexpected as it is heartbreaking.

How long is Prairie Oysters?

Prairie Oysters by Don Hurd is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Prairie Oysters Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Prairie Oysters aloud.

What Reading Level is Prairie Oysters?

Prairie Oysters 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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