It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Big House by George Howe Colt
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt recounts returning for one last stay with his wife and children in this stunning memoir that was a National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. This poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over weddings, divorces, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays, breakdowns, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt’s final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic,...
The Big House by George Howe Colt is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.
This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read The Big House aloud.
The Big House is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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