Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In is 5th and 6th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 6 |
SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 8 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
The estimated word count of Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In is 100,285 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 6 hrs 42 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 11 hrs 9 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 43 mins.
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In - 100,285 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 11 hrs 9 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 6 hrs 42 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 43 mins |
for Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family. By sheer chance they land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a small town where the Trans struggle to assimilate into their new life. In this coming-of-age memoir told through the themes of great books such as The Metamorphosis, The Scarlet Letter, The Iliad, and more, Tran navigates the push and pull of finding and accepting himself despite the challenges of immigration, feelings of isolation, and teenage rebellion, all while attempting to meet the rigid expectations set by his immigrant parents. Appealing to fans of coming-of-age memoirs such as Fresh Off the Boat, Running with Scissors, or tales of assimilation like Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Displaced and The Refugees, Sigh, Gone explores one man’s bewildering experiences of abuse, racism, and tragedy and reveals redemption and connection in books and punk rock. Against the hairspray-and-synthesizer backdrop of the ‘80s, he finds solace and kinship in the wisdom of classic literature, and in the subculture of punk rock, he finds affirmation and echoes of his disaffection. In his journey for self-discovery Tran ultimately finds refuge and inspiration in the art that shapes―and ultimately saves―him.