How Long to Read The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

How Long Does it Take to Read The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer

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

Description

“Mothers never die. Children love to resurrect us in they stories.” Folktales and spirits animate this lively and unforgettable coming-of-age tale of two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in Brooklyn grappling with their mother’s illness, their father's infidelity, and the truth of their family's past Sisters Zora and Sasha Porter are drifting apart. Bearing witness to their father’s violence and their mother’s worsening illness, an unsettled Zora escapes into her journal, dreaming of being a writer, while Sasha discovers sex and chest binding, spending more time with her new girlfriend than at home. But the sisters, like their parents, must come together to answer to something more ancient and powerful than they know—and reckon with a family secret buried in the past. A tale told from the perspective of a mischievous narrator, featuring the Rolling Calf who haunts butchers, Mama Dglo who lives in the ocean, a vain tiger, and an outsmarted snake, The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts is set in a world as alive and unpredictable as Helen Oyeyemi’s. Telling of the love between sisters who don’t always see eye to eye, this extraordinary debut novel is a celebration of the power of stories, asking, What happens to us when our stories are erased? Do we disappear? Or do we come back haunting?

How long is The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts?

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts aloud.

What Reading Level is The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts?

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts 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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