How Long to Read To Become a PriestýA Love Story

How Long Does it Take to Read To Become a PriestýA Love Story?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 33 minutes to read To Become a PriestýA Love Story by Den Adler

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

Description

Thirteen-year-old Danny Bates is obsessed with becoming a Catholic priest, and heenters Southport, Wisconsin's, Resurrection Seminary in 1957. But a tragic fire inChicago ignites doubts about the God Danny is so eager to serve, and he falls in lovewith Jessica Fernettan, his best friend Pat's twin sister. As Jessica urges both Dannyand Pat to leave the seminary, and with the Church in a period of dramatic changefollowing its second Vatican Council, the young seminarians face agonizingchoices. In a powerful and sensitive account of competing personal values, "ToBecome a Priest-a Love Story" follows the intertwined lives of Danny, Pat, andJessica over the next forty years to a memorable ending at the place where theirstory began. "An engrossing account of the seminary and priesthood during this period, with thebest depiction of the troubled terrain of sexual longing among seminarians that Ihave read." -Raymond Hedin, author of "Married to the Church"Professor of American Literature, Indiana University "A conflict of fundamental values, and a great love story besides." -Phillip Gaustad, author of "The Ordnance" "An incredibly sweet story." -Christine DeSmet, author of "Spirit Lake"University of Wisconsin-Madison

How long is To Become a PriestýA Love Story?

To Become a PriestýA Love Story by Den Adler is 511 pages long, and a total of 128,261 words.

This makes it 172% the length of the average book. It also has 157% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read To Become a PriestýA Love Story Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 40 minutes to read To Become a PriestýA Love Story aloud.

What Reading Level is To Become a PriestýA Love Story?

To Become a PriestýA Love Story 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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