How Long to Read Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man

How Long Does it Take to Read Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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

Description

"This is a book of stories," writes Henry Louis Gates, "and all might be described as 'narratives of ascent.'" As some remarkable men talk about their lives, many perspectives on race and gender emerge. For the notion of the unitary black man, Gates argues, is as imaginary as the creature that the poet Wallace Stevens conjured in his poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." James Baldwin, Colin Powell, Harry Belafonte, Bill T. Jones, Louis Farrakhan, Anatole Broyard, Albert Murray -- all these men came from modest circumstances and all achieved preeminence. They are people, Gates...

How long is Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man?

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man aloud.

What Reading Level is Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man?

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man 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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