It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Signs of the Times by Colin McNairn
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Signs of the Times is good clean-or not so clean-fun in two ways. It's a joy to be reintroduced to so many dearly loved and justly renowned nursery rhymes, long after their sparkle and pungency may have faded from adult memory. It's also fun to see what an informed and somewhat sardonic modern sensibility makes of them anew in the context of these times we are all now living through. -Bruce Bennett, Emeritus Professor of English, Wells College Colin McNairn is clearly having fun as he rewrites nursery rhymes to comment on the wider world. With jabs and plentiful jokes ("hickory, dickory,...
Signs of the Times by Colin McNairn is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.
This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Signs of the Times aloud.
Signs of the Times is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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