How Long to Read The Sorrow of Archaeology

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sorrow of Archaeology?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Sorrow of Archaeology by Russell Martin

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

Description

One hot Colorado afternoon, physician-turned-archaeologist Sarah MacLeish unearths the skeleton of an Ancestral Puebloan girl with a deformed leg. Her efforts to understand something of the long-ago life of that girl confront her with the flaws in her own body, and in her marriage. Sarah struggles with multiple sclerosis, and she is increasingly persuaded that her husband, archaeologist Harry MacLeish, is profoundly discontented in their childless marriage. Sarah must contend too with the question of where she comes from, what she remains capable of accomplishing in her life, how she can live up to the values of her grandmother -- whose long life is drawing to its inevitable close -- and whether she has either the power or the will to shape the days that remain to her. Employing archaeology as both subject and metaphor, this is a provocative and always lyrical book whose characters grapple with the deepest human questions: How can we know who we really are? What is best for us? How do we construct satisfying narratives of our lives out of the broken materials fate hands us? Set near Mesa Verde in southwestern Colorado, where the author grew up and lived for many years, it is a novel rich with archaeological, cultural, medical, and emotional truths.

How long is The Sorrow of Archaeology?

The Sorrow of Archaeology by Russell Martin is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sorrow of Archaeology Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read The Sorrow of Archaeology aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sorrow of Archaeology?

The Sorrow of Archaeology 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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