It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Achilles in California by Paul Luchessa
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Achilles in California is a modern retelling of the Achilles legend, based closely on the Iliad of Homer. Set in a California high school in late 1963, the story centers on the football team, and the players and coaches have their analogues in Homer's epic. Mark Panokotonkis, 'Achilles', is the campus hero, and Larry Terhune, 'Patroklos', is his diametric opposite, the pimply, scruffy, despised and self-despising manager of the team. The gradual coming together of these two opposites, the bonding of Achilles and Patroklos, is the unusual story that unfolds, ultimately precipitating a personal...
Achilles in California by Paul Luchessa is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.
This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Achilles in California aloud.
Achilles in California is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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