How long is There There?

There There is 304 pages, or approximately 64,592 words. At an average reading pace, it takes about 5 hours to read.

Is There There difficult to read?

There There has a difficulty score of 5.9 out of 10, making it quite demanding. Key factors include vocabulary complexity (5.5/10), sentence structure (5.5/10), abstract concepts (6.5/10).

What genre is There There?

There There is categorized as Literary Fiction. It was published in 2018 by Tommy Orange.

Is There There worth reading?

There There by Tommy Orange is highly regarded with a literary regard score of 6.4/10. Visit ReadingRate for the full difficulty analysis and reading guide.

When was There There published?

There There was published in 2018 by Tommy Orange.

There There by Tommy Orange

Name: There There
Author: Tommy Orange

Published 2018 · 304 pages · 64,592 words · about 5 hours at an average pace · Literary Fiction

How hard is There There to read?

There There scores 59 out of 100 for difficulty on ReadingRate, making it quite demanding. 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: 55 out of 100: Orange writes in immediate, vernacular prose that captures urban Native American voices. The vocabulary incorporates contemporary slang, cultural references, and the specific textures of Oakland life without demanding specialized knowledge.
Sentence structure: 55 out of 100: Sentences are often punchy and direct, building through the distinct rhythms of multiple narrators. Orange's prose has the energy of voices that need to be heard, cutting between characters with cinematic momentum.
Abstraction: 65 out of 100: The novel explores identity, history, and what it means to be Native American in urban spaces through characters converging on the Big Oakland Powwow. Their separate stories become a study in how violence and resilience are inherited.
Information density: 60 out of 100: Native American history, Oakland neighborhoods, and the textures of urban Indian life layer through the narrative. Orange builds his portrait through accumulated attention to ceremonies, YouTube tutorials, and the small details that mark lives lived between worlds.
Narrative indirection: 62 out of 100: Multiple perspectives reveal different relationships to Native identity and the powwow. The reader must track how the characters connect while understanding what brings them together will also tear everything apart.
Symbolic density: 60 out of 100: The powwow becomes symbolic of attempts to reclaim what was stolen. The city becomes symbolic of displacement that cannot be reversed. The violence becomes symbolic of what colonialism leaves in Native communities.
Ironic distance: 52 out of 100: Orange maintains close proximity to all his characters while the convergent structure creates dramatic irony. The novel is angry about what history did to Native people while tender about how they survive.
Resolution withholding: 58 out of 100: The powwow reaches its devastating conclusion; what survives remains to be seen. Orange offers the tragedy without pretending anything is resolved.
Structural complexity: 65 out of 100: Twelve perspectives converging on a single event create demanding structure. The form requires tracking many characters, with the powwow providing orientation as everything moves toward it.

How There There is regarded

There There holds a literary regard score of 64 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.

About the author

Tommy Orange