How Long to Read The Bottlewasher

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bottlewasher?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Bottlewasher by Gretta H. Trainer

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

Description

Few homemakers worked outside the home while Kay Trainer Reilly was growing up in Wisconsin. When she was 13, her mother accepted a job as a reporter for their local newspaper office. During those pre-feminist years (1951-55), Gretta also wrote a humorous, tongue-in-cheek, weekly column that attracted many fans. In some ways, she could be compared to the late columnist Erma Bombeck, who came on the scene years later. In The Bottlewasher column Gretta claims that she has to please not only "The Big Wheel" at the office, but also her banker husband ("the Head of the house"), three kids, and a temperamental fox terrier at home. She therefore refers to herself as "a bottlewasher in two establishments." After she died in 1991, Kay felt that her mother´s unique and entertaining thoughts could be shared with other generations. So she chose 69 pieces from the column and added an introduction, occasional footnotes, and an epilogue. The result is a light-hearted, often hilarious book that brings to life a small town and its inhabitants from another era--sure to amuse and inform readers of today. Anyone interested in newspaper work will delight in learning how the Bottlewasher´s place of employment produced a twice-weekly tabloid using equipment and methods that would be considered archaic today. Several of the pieces describe in detail the Bottlewasher´s many duties at the office, and explain how some of the machines actually function. Memoirs are often adorned with hazy "facts" that are not always accurate. THE BOTTLEWASHER tells what life was really like fifty years ago. The reader gets the lowdown right from the horse´s mouth, you might say!

How long is The Bottlewasher?

The Bottlewasher by Gretta H. Trainer is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bottlewasher Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read The Bottlewasher aloud.

What Reading Level is The Bottlewasher?

The Bottlewasher 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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