How Long to Read Ask the Dust

How Long Does it Take to Read Ask the Dust?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Ask the Dust by John Fante

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

Description

Ask the Dust is a virtuoso performance by an influential master of the twentieth-century American novel. It is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is extinguished when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears . . . and Bandini forever rejects the writer's life he fought so hard to attain.

How long is Ask the Dust?

Ask the Dust by John Fante 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ask the Dust Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Ask the Dust aloud.

What Reading Level is Ask the Dust?

Ask the Dust is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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