It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read A Long Way from Misery by Jack Turner
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Born in 1926, Jack lived in a different time, but the way he sees it, they were better days. He loved his childhood growing up with his many siblings on a farm called Misery, and retells it with delight. A Long Way from Misery takes you on a rollicking journey through the Australia of yesteryear with Jack Turner, the larrikin shearer, as he rescues his brother from being drowned by a kangaroo, rides a wild steer through the house, and leaps off a moving train. But these misadventures are nothing compared to his mother wielding a carving knife.
A Long Way from Misery by Jack Turner is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.
This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read A Long Way from Misery aloud.
A Long Way from Misery is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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