How Long to Read The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 23 minutes to read The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand by Darin Cozzens

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

Description

In his second collection of short stories, Darin Cozzens returns to his fictional Balford, a little Wyoming town whose mostly Mormon inhabitants illustrate, over the last sixty years, the pains and ironies of what one character in the title story calls "normal mortality." Bride-to-be Fonda Penroy struggles to reconcile judgment and compassion when a more popular cousin's hastily arranged wedding upstages her own. A washtub at a farm auction is catalyst for the motives and emotions of half a dozen different characters. Sitting at the bedside of her dying twin brother, eighty-four-year-old Ivy Teague must confess a long-held and most unlikely grudge. And on his way to tell a farm couple that their livelihood is no longer "a paying proposition," banker Frett Maxwell Jr. can't help but question his dead father's philosophy regarding the gamble of life. All together, whatever the predicament of their central figures, these eight stories evoke the poignancy of regret, forgiveness, and, ultimately, redemption. "This gathering of eight stories is first rate. As much a novel as a story collection, these fictions are united by milieu, by the gritty reality of rural farming life, and by the characters who appear in more than one story. More than anything else, they are united by Mormonism as culture and faith." -Gordon Weaver, winner of two Pushcart Prizes and the O. Henry Award "The narratives are as sturdy as sawhorses, yet they are animated by quirky, earnest, genuine personalities. The Last Blessing of J. Guyman LeGrand is a rare and invaluable accomplishment." -Fred Chappell, novelist and poet laureate of North Carolina from 1997 to 2002 "The stories fulfill two requirements of realistic fiction beautifully: to teach and entertain. Cozzens writes skillful prose, never wastes a word, holds the reader's attention with every line. The collection is a very welcome addition to Mormon fiction." -Douglas Thayer, author of Hooligan and The Tree House "There is humor in Cozzens's work, but more than anything there is yearning, heartbreak, and the tantalizing hope for connection and redemption. This collection deserves a readership as wide as the Wyoming sky." -Angela Hallstrom, author of the novel Bound on Earth and editor of Dispensation: Latter-Day Fiction

How long is The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand?

The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand by Darin Cozzens is 202 pages long, and a total of 50,904 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 38 minutes to read The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand aloud.

What Reading Level is The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand?

The Last Blessing of J. Guyman Legrand 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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