How Long to Read The Saints of Diminished Capacity

How Long Does it Take to Read The Saints of Diminished Capacity?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 41 minutes to read The Saints of Diminished Capacity by Charles Darling

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

Description

CHARLES DARLING began writing poetry in the late sixties, crafting extraordinary poems out of ordinary, everyday events. At the same time, he was teaching courses in literature and writing for Capital Community College in Hartford, Connecticut, and serving as the Webmaster of a highly regarded Internet grammar and usage hotline. The images and moments that populate the poems in this first collection arise from ordinary events and the clutter of everyday life-Darling's Midwestern childhood, dogs riding in cars, balloons picked up for a bridal shower, watching his father's last haircut, the impermanence of granite mountains, and explaining things like roman numerals to his grandson Jayden over a series of months during Jayden's first year of life. All of these poems allow the commonplace facts of experience to take flight and remain aloft with the aid of Darling's ironic wit and thoughtful heart. Thus the discovery of crickets on the basement floor becomes a humorously religious experience, and driving across Connecticut on a dull, icy day with his sister's ashes in the back seat, accompanied by a recording of Mahler's Second Symphony, becomes a triumphant ride toward transcendent victory, light, and life. In September 2004 Darling was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, an event that occasioned his retirement from teaching but did not stop him from writing some of his finest poetry in his final months. Unhappily, Charles Darling died on February 15, 2006.

How long is The Saints of Diminished Capacity?

The Saints of Diminished Capacity by Charles Darling is 157 pages long, and a total of 40,349 words.

This makes it 53% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Saints of Diminished Capacity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 40 minutes to read The Saints of Diminished Capacity aloud.

What Reading Level is The Saints of Diminished Capacity?

The Saints of Diminished Capacity is suitable for students ages 10 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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