How Long to Read Against the Stream

How Long Does it Take to Read Against the Stream?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 53 minutes to read Against the Stream by Frederic Raphael

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Against the Stream is the latest volume of Frederic Raphael's acclaimed memoirs Personal Terms, an unrivalled parade of the author's eventful and provocative life, opinions and times drawn from his living and breathing cahiers and journals. 'Shrewd, funny, gossipy and elegantly written,' as Jeremy Lewis said in the Literary Review, these writings are as unguarded, sardonic and tactless as they are candid. This seventh volume relives Margaret Thatcher's first years in office. Raphael's wide acquaintance in the world of politics, literature, journalism and the movies gives him rare access to the character of those, in England and America, who dominated the times. The unintended result is a Proustian parade of people, famous and otherwise forgotten, and events momentous and strictly personal, presented by an unabashedly partisan, unblinking eye-witness. There is nothing else quite like this unfolding project in English or American literature. 'I am not a camera, but – as these carnets prove – I am a pen. The moving finger writes differently from the clicking keys.' 'In these notebooks, Raphael shows himself alert to every vanity but his own, a shortcoming that, far from repelling a reader, becomes part and parcel of the their fascination. He is one of those writers who most reveals himself in his acerbic anatomy of others' (Anthony Quinn, Telegraph).

How long is Against the Stream?

Against the Stream by Frederic Raphael is 405 pages long, and a total of 103,275 words.

This makes it 137% the length of the average book. It also has 126% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Against the Stream Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 24 minutes to read Against the Stream aloud.

What Reading Level is Against the Stream?

Against the Stream is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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