How Long to Read The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality by Mike Sielski

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

Description

"A compelling origin story of a time that really wasn’t so long ago but through the lens of tragedy feels like forever. Kobe-ologists will devour this book, reveling in the anecdotes about his intensity & the engaging game recaps." —Associated Press “Every superhero needs an origin story.” –Jeff Pearlman The inside look at one of the most captivating and consequential figures in our culture—with never-before-heard interviews. Kobe Bryant’s death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. The tragedy of that helicopter crash, which also took the life of his daughter Gianna, unveiled the full breadth and depth of his influence on our culture, and by tracing and telling the oft-forgotten and lesser-known story of his early life, The Rise promises to provide an insight into Kobe that no other analysis has. In The Rise, readers will travel from the neighborhood streets of Southwest Philadelphia—where Kobe’s father, Joe, became a local basketball standout—to the Bryant family’s isolation in Italy, where Kobe spent his formative years, to the leafy suburbs of Lower Merion, where Kobe’s legend was born. The story will trace his career and life at Lower Merion—he led the Aces to the 1995-96 Pennsylvania state championship, a dramatic underdog run for a team with just one star player—and the run-up to the 1996 NBA draft, where Kobe’s dream of playing pro basketball culminated in his acquisition by the Los Angeles Lakers. In researching and writing The Rise, Mike Sielski had a terrific advantage over other writers who have attempted to chronicle Kobe’s life: access to a series of never-before-released interviews with him during his senior season and early days in the NBA. For a quarter century, these tapes and transcripts preserved Kobe’s thoughts, dreams, and goals from his teenage years, and they contained insights into and told stories about him that have never been revealed before. This is more than a basketball book. This is an exploration of the identity and making of an icon and the effect of his development on those around him—the essence of the man before he truly became a man.

How long is The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality?

The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality by Mike Sielski is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality?

The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality 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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