It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The Secret Habit of Sorrow by Victoria Patterson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Victoria Patterson, whose writing Vanity Fair has called "brutal, deeply empathetic, and emotionally wrenching,"" returns with a new collection of stories that contains echoes of Denis Johnson and Raymond Carver, along with the emotional depth and density of Elena Ferrante. There's a pitch–perfect blend of linguistic dexterity, emotional wisdom, and wry observation in The Secret Habit of Sorrow. The characters in these stories feel like people you know, their struggles real. Victoria Patterson's prose has a Denis–Johnson refiltered–through–Raymond–Carver–vibe, along with the emotional depth...
The Secret Habit of Sorrow by Victoria Patterson is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The Secret Habit of Sorrow aloud.
The Secret Habit of Sorrow is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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