How Long to Read The Dear Deceit

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dear Deceit?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 17 minutes to read The Dear Deceit by Christine Brooke-Rose

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

Description

The third in Brooke-Rose's sequence of early realist novels, The Dear Deceit, first published in 1960, chronicles in reverse the misadventures of Alfred Northbrook Hayley, a scheming opportunist whose canards and manipulations are met with fatigue and irritation among his family, and whose romantic, financial, and religious struggles form in part a striking autobiographical portrait of Brooke-Rose's own father, Alfred Rose. By moving in reverse order from adulthood to childhood, the novel is structured as a form of genealogical investigation, subverting the conventional bildungsroman by presenting a sequence of sometimes disconnected episodes rather than a coherent lifestory. This first paperback edition contains an illuminating introduction by Joseph Andrew Darlington, who traces via archival material the parallels with Brooke-Rose's own family history, and her careful splicing of fiction and fact. The Dear Deceit is perhaps her most sombre work, if still sharp with satirical observation and witty, cutting dialogue.

How long is The Dear Deceit?

The Dear Deceit by Christine Brooke-Rose is 308 pages long, and a total of 79,464 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dear Deceit Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 14 minutes to read The Dear Deceit aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dear Deceit?

The Dear Deceit 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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