JIMMY THE KID JAMES DEAN SECRET
Published 2007 · 383 pages · 105,325 words · about 5 hours at an average pace · Biography, Essays & Criticism, Journalism & Reportage
How hard is JIMMY THE KID JAMES DEAN SECRET to read?
JIMMY THE KID JAMES DEAN SECRET scores 24 out of 100 for difficulty on ReadingRate, making it relatively accessible. The score is a weighted composite of nine measures: four of how hard the prose is to parse, five of how hard the meaning is to extract.
- Vocabulary: 28 out of 100
- A popular biography and reportage volume on James Dean aimed at general readers should use plain, accessible prose. Its subject matter of film, painting and racing needs no specialist terms, placing it near Beach Read in difficulty.
- Sentence structure: 28 out of 100
- Biography, reportage and captioned photo sections suggest short, direct sentences. It sits closer to the plain syntax of Atomic Habits than to any literary experiment.
- Abstraction: 35 out of 100
- Most of the book deals with concrete matters: childhood places, film sets, relatives and teachers. Only the closing essay linking Dean to the rise of rock moves toward abstraction.
- Information density: 45 out of 100
- Thirty years of research packs in many names, from Eartha Kitt and Oscar Levant to Adeline Nall, along with hundreds of photos. The mixed format of biography, reportage and essay keeps the load moderate, comparable to Atomic Habits.
How JIMMY THE KID JAMES DEAN SECRET is regarded
JIMMY THE KID JAMES DEAN SECRET holds a literary regard score of 15 out of 100, weighing its place in the canon, its critical reception, its influence on other writers, and the standing of its author. Regard is measured separately from difficulty: a demanding book is not necessarily an admired one.