How Long to Read Pricksongs and Descants

How Long Does it Take to Read Pricksongs and Descants?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Pricksongs and Descants by Robert Coover

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

Description

Pricksongs & Descants, originally published in 1969, is a virtuoso performance that established its author - already a William Faulkner Award winner for his first novel - as a writer of enduring power and unquestionable brilliance, a promise he has fulfilled over a stellar career. It also began Coover's now-trademark riffs on fairy tales and bedtime stories. In these riotously word-drunk fictional romps, two children follow an old man into the woods, trailing bread crumbs behind and edging helplessly toward a sinister end that never comes; a husband walks toward the bed where his wife awaits his caresses, but by the time he arrives she's been dead three weeks and detectives are pounding down the door; a teenaged babysitter's evening becomes a kaleidoscope of dangerous erotic fantasies-her employer's, her boyfriend's, her own; an aging, humble carpenter marries a beautiful but frigid woman, and after he's waited weeks to consummate their union she announces that God has made her pregnant. Now available in a Grove paperback, Pricksongs & Descants is a cornerstone of Robert Coover's remarkable career and a brilliant work by a major American writer.

How long is Pricksongs and Descants?

Pricksongs and Descants by Robert Coover is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Pricksongs and Descants Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Pricksongs and Descants aloud.

What Reading Level is Pricksongs and Descants?

Pricksongs and Descants 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 Pricksongs and Descants?

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