How Long to Read The River Twice

How Long Does it Take to Read The River Twice?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read The River Twice by John Bemrose

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

Description

The River Twice, by Giller-nominated author of the bestselling The Island Walkers, is a gripping new World War I novel set in the same factory town familiar to his many readers, where residents are reeling as the wounded return and the list of local young men who have been killed continues to grow. Wounded in body and spirit, Ted Whitfield returns home from the trenches to his wife, Miriam, who finds him deeply altered and virtually unreachable. Her sister, Grace, afflicted by her own secret trauma, falls into an immediate and electric affinity with Ted, and soon he is telling her--and only her--a story from the front lines that's as shocking as it is extraordinary. As the novel moves back and forth between the lush, rolling landscape of southern Ontario and the devastated French countryside where exhausted Canadian troops are entrenched, the three characters at the centre of the narrative become entwined in almost unbearable conflict. Miriam and Grace's nine-year-old brother Will, a thoughtful, quiet boy who often sees the adults more clearly than they see themselves, is at the moral centre of the story. Each of Bemrose's finely constructed characters strives to be as true and as honest as they can with one another, and yet are caught up in the evasions and deceptions that so complicate human life, especially during a war and its aftermath. The River Twice does for Canada what Pat Barker's The Regeneration Trilogy did for England--focuses our collective memory on the moral injustices that attend any war, contemporary or historic. John Bemrose draws readers in and won't let them go until the last page of this astonishingly lyrical and deeply humane novel.

How long is The River Twice?

The River Twice by John Bemrose is 354 pages long, and a total of 89,916 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The River Twice Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read The River Twice aloud.

What Reading Level is The River Twice?

The River Twice 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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