Lullaby
Chuck Palahniuk
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11
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320
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Lullaby
Published
Mar 18, 2004
Publisher
GALLIMARD
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9782070766499
ISBN-10
2070766497
Description
"Carl Streator is a solitary widower and fortyish newspaper reporter who is assigned to do a series of articles on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In the course of this investigation, he discovers an ominous thread: the presence on the scenes of these deaths of the anthology Poems and Rhymes Around the World, opened to the page where there appears an African chant or "culling song." This song turns out to be lethal when spoken or even thought in anyone's direction - and once it lodges in Streator's brain, he finds himself becoming an involuntary serial killer. So he teams up with a real estate broker, one Helen Hoover Boyle, who specializes in selling haunted (or "distressed") houses (wonderfully high turnover), and who lost a child to the culling song years before. Together they set out on a cross-country odyssey. Their goal is to remove all copies of the book from libraries, lest this deadly verbal virus spread and wipe out human life. Accompanying them on their road trip are Helen's assistant, Mona Sabbat, an exquisitely earnest Wiccan, and her sardonic ecoterrorist boyfriend, Oyster, who is running a scam involving fake liability claims and business blackmail. Welcome to the new nuclear family."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Lullaby?
This edition of Lullaby has approximately 320 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Lullaby?
For most readers, Lullaby typically takes between 6h 40m and 4h 27m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 80,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 5h 20m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 11 days • Estimated word count: 80,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Lullaby?
The estimated word count for Lullaby is approximately 80,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Lullaby?
Lullaby was written by Chuck Palahniuk.
When was Lullaby published?
The publication date for this specific edition is Mar 18, 2004. The original work may have been published on a different date.