Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
79326
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
326
Points per Page
0.03681
Description
This novel is about the kidnapping of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake, who introduces her own form of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is being held. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and graphic violence.