It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read As a Friend: A Novel by Forrest Gander
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An unforgettable, sensual novel by "one of the most gifted and accomplished poets of his generation" (Mark Rudman). "Heroism is a secondary virtue," Albert Camus noted, "but friendship is primary." In his gem-like first novel, Forrest Gander writes of friendship, envy, and eros as a harmonic of charged overtones. Set in a rural southern landscape as vivid as its indelible characters, As a Friend tells the story of Les, a gifted man and land surveyor, whose impact on those around him (his friend Clay, his girlfriend Sarah) provokes intense self-examination and an atmosphere of dangerous...
As a Friend: A Novel by Forrest Gander is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.
This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read As a Friend: A Novel aloud.
As a Friend: A Novel is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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