How Long to Read The Art of Growing Older

How Long Does it Take to Read The Art of Growing Older?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 41 minutes to read The Art of Growing Older by Wayne C. Booth

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

Description

Culled chiefly from great literary works, this unusual compendium of prose and poetry excerpts highlights the physical and emotional aspects of aging. Although Booth ( The Rhetoric of Fiction ), age 71, includes such cheery banal verse as "I Haven't Lost My Marbles Yet" (Minnie Hodapp), he has tailored this collection to encompass the unpleasant truths about aging. William Butler Yeats's "Sailing to Byzantium" and excerpts from Simone de Beauvoir's The Coming of Age offer realistic assessments of the perils and possible consolations of aging. The thoughtful commentary with which Booth...

How long is The Art of Growing Older?

The Art of Growing Older by Wayne C. Booth is 335 pages long, and a total of 85,425 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Art of Growing Older Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 46 minutes to read The Art of Growing Older aloud.

What Reading Level is The Art of Growing Older?

The Art of Growing Older 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.

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