How Long to Read Worship of Hollow Gods

How Long Does it Take to Read Worship of Hollow Gods?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 37 minutes to read Worship of Hollow Gods by James Sniechowski

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

Description

In Worship of Hollow Gods James Sniechowski bears witness to the world of a sensitive, nine-year-old boy, subjected to the underbelly of his Polish Catholic family in working class Detroit. The year is 1950. The family gathers for a Friday night family poker/pinochle party. The outcome reveals a world no one ever talked about then and are forbidden to talk about now---the unspoken, the impermissible, the reality beneath every family's practiced facade---and what lies beneath when the front has been ripped away. Sniechowski unsparingly yet compassionately evokes the temptations, trials, and tactics of the family characters while revealing the hollow gods they naively but fatefully worshipped. Readers, no matter where in the world, will be prompted if not pushed to confront the hollow gods that reside, like living ghosts, in the unseen of their family's way of life, the invisible that sources and shapes their beliefs and behaviors. Worship of Hollow Gods dredges up familial bonds that grip and hold tight, unconsciously dictating our destiny. It is story telling at its caring and compelling best. *** Reader Reviews James Sniechowski's poignant snapshot of growing up in a Polish-Catholic family in Detroit shows how the disappointments, beliefs and events of the past seep into the marrow of future generations. Within our bones dwell the struggles of our ancestors, which we carry throughout our lives. It is a haunting portrait of the power of familial bonds that forever hold us tight and shape our destiny. ** Susan Heim, co-editor "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Women" ---- Most families take their dark underbelly for granted, but Sniechowski takes us inside the mystery of his own early roots and invites us to join in the experience. Flawlessly written with compassion and ferocity, it's a soul-stirring read. ** Kyla Nelson, Santa Monica, CA ---- I can barely move after reading your story. I was crying, nearly overwhelmed by all the anguish and heartbreak. Worship of Hollow Gods is a masterpiece. Everyone should read it because everyone has lived it, each in a singular way, and by reading it they'll be better able to understand, and maybe even forgive and love. Bravo, Jim. Bravo. ** Art Klein, Best-Selling Book of the Month Club Author and former Vice President of Marketing for The New York Times Corporation ---- In Worship of Hollow Gods we are taken inside the dynamics of a nine year-old boy's extended family during a Friday evening card-party that takes place at his parent's house. The women play poker upstairs while the men play pinochle in the basement. As the evening progresses and the alcohol flows, deep-seated emotions, attitudes, and family secrets are exposed. I found myself involved with several of the characters and began to understand the author's choice of title and how one can relate one's own family to this 1950's working class first-generation American-Polish-Catholic family and their deeply intertwined relationships. This is definitely a recommended read. ** Dee Owen, bookread-mumswritings.blogspot.com/ ---- "Work stripped them of their childhood. Responsibility foreclosed on their dreams." ..".and eating away the luster from his memories, my father's face closed down." Just a few words from the book itself. I'm reluctant to call Worship of Hollow Gods a literary novel, but it is from the standpoint of language, language that is fresh and new, colorful and extraordinary, but never cliche, or ordinary it is a beautiful appreciation of the power of words to evoke images. Worship of Hollow Gods is unputdownable. Begin reading Hollow Gods and you'll find you cannot stop. It is that good. I can highly recommend this as a wonderful evocative read. ** Billie A. Williams, Best-Selling, Award Winning Mystery/Suspense Author - www.billieawilliams.com

How long is Worship of Hollow Gods?

Worship of Hollow Gods by James Sniechowski is 214 pages long, and a total of 54,356 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Worship of Hollow Gods Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Worship of Hollow Gods aloud.

What Reading Level is Worship of Hollow Gods?

Worship of Hollow Gods 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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