How Long to Read The English Disease

How Long Does it Take to Read The English Disease?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 13 minutes to read The English Disease by Joseph Skibell

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

Description

THE ENGLISH DISEASE is a remarkable feat, a story that mixes the Marx brothers and Maimonides, pornographic yoga with Polish paranoia, and the brutality of kindergarten with the beauty of the Kiddush. It's the tale of Charles Belski, an expert in the works of Gustav Mahler, who, like Mahler himself, is talented and neurotic, and a nonpracticing Jew. Belski suffers guilt over his own contribution to the decline of the Jewish religion, especially since he married a gentile and now has a gentile daughter. As if he can't conjure up enough angst on his own, his great-grandfather appears before him in a dream to admonish him for neglecting the obligations of his faith. For Belski, the dilemma is how an assimilated intellectual can connect with an ancient and irrational (to him) religion without losing his sense of self. Is he the self-hating Jew that his obstreperous colleague pegs him for? Can his wife and daughter bully him into opening up his heart and letting in a little joy? Belski tries to come to grips with the meaninglessness of modern life, the demands of tradition, the nature of love and fidelity, and the true significance of the lyrics to Goodnight Irene. Joseph Skibell has written a novel that is sad, funny, daring, and ultimately redemptive.

How long is The English Disease?

The English Disease by Joseph Skibell is 247 pages long, and a total of 63,479 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The English Disease Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 46 minutes to read The English Disease aloud.

What Reading Level is The English Disease?

The English Disease 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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