How Long to Read Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports

How Long Does it Take to Read Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports by John Branch

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

Description

Breathtaking tales of climbers and hunters, runners and racers, winners and losers by the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter. New York Times reporter John Branch’s riveting, humane pieces about ordinary people doing extraordinary things at the edges of the sporting world have won nearly every major journalism prize. Sidecountry gathers the best of Branch’s work for the first time, featuring 20 of his favorites from the more than 2,000 pieces he has published in the paper. Branch is renowned for covering the offbeat in the sporting world, from alligator hunting to wingsuit flying. Sidecountry features such classic Branch pieces, including “Snow Fall,” about downhill skiers caught in an avalanche in Washington state, and “Dawn Wall,” about rock climbers trying to scale Yosemite’s famed El Capitan. In other articles, Branch introduces people whose dedication and decency transcend their sporting lives, including a revered football coach rebuilding his tornado-devastated town in Iowa and a girls’ basketball team in Tennessee that plays on despite never winning a game. The book culminates with his moving personal pieces, including “Children of the Cube,” about the surprising drama of Rubik’s Cube competitions as seen through the eyes of Branch’s own sports-hating son, and “The Girl in the No. 8 Jersey,” about a mother killed in the 2017 Las Vegas shooting whose daughter happens to play on Branch’s daughter’s soccer team. John Branch has been hailed for writing “American portraiture at its best” (Susan Orlean) and for covering sports “the way Lyle Lovett writes country music—a fresh turn on a time-honored pleasure” (Nicholas Dawidoff). Sidecountry is the work of a master reporter at the top of his game.

How long is Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports?

Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports by John Branch is 395 pages long, and a total of 100,725 words.

This makes it 133% the length of the average book. It also has 123% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 10 minutes to read Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports aloud.

What Reading Level is Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports?

Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports 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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