It takes the average reader and 18 minutes to read The Little Boy by Mary Gaitskill
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From the award-winning, bestselling author of THE MARE As Mrs Bea Davis waits in the airport for her flight home after a strained visit to her daughter, she notices a bashful-looking little boy and his harried mother. Something about them prompts memories from across her life to flood her mind and overflow, and as she reflects on her childhood, her marriage, and the speed with which her two girls grew up, the lines between past and present blur. Riveting, strange and beautifully told, this finest of Mary Gaitskill's short stories takes a mundane moment and spins it out into an unforgettable...
The Little Boy by Mary Gaitskill is 18 pages long, and a total of 4,644 words.
This makes it 6% the length of the average book. It also has 6% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 25 minutes to read The Little Boy aloud.
The Little Boy is suitable for students ages 6 and up.
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