How Long to Read Something Wonderful: Stories

How Long Does it Take to Read Something Wonderful: Stories?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Something Wonderful: Stories by Jo Lloyd

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

Description

A Most Anticipated Book of August at The Millions From the Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award “Jo Lloyd has drawn out all the intensity and latent power of short fiction. . . . A major talent.” —Hilary Mantel “Her sentences could rouse the dead (and do, in this excellent book).” —Karen Russell In Something Wonderful, prize-winning author Jo Lloyd has crafted nine stories that delight in language and shine with wit, wisdom, and deep humanity. Whether seeking knowledge, riches, or a better life, the characters in this debut collection are united by a quest for lasting value, as they ask how we should treat our world, our work, our selves, and each other in both past and present. A vainglorious mine owner dreams of harnessing all of nature to the machinery of commerce. Two women hunt rare butterflies in a pre-First World War landscape already experiencing the first bites of biodiversity loss. A young man tracks down the father who abandoned him inside a festival exhibit. A rural Welsh community is fascinated and angered by glimpses of its invisible, wealthy neighbors. Clear-sighted and lyrical, compassionate, and full of truth, Something Wonderful from Jo Lloyd, winner of the BBC National Short Story Award, announces a remarkable new voice with a sensibility all her own.

How long is Something Wonderful: Stories?

Something Wonderful: Stories by Jo Lloyd is 137 pages long, and a total of 35,209 words.

This makes it 46% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Something Wonderful: Stories Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 12 minutes to read Something Wonderful: Stories aloud.

What Reading Level is Something Wonderful: Stories?

Something Wonderful: Stories is suitable for students ages 10 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.

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Where Can I Buy Something Wonderful: Stories?

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