How Long to Read Auld Lang Syne

How Long Does it Take to Read Auld Lang Syne?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Auld Lang Syne by Jack Neary

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

Description

AULD LANG SYNE by Jack NearyIt is New Year's Eve. Mary Antonelli, in her 50's, sits in her South Boston home as a snowstorm rages. The doorbell rings. She opens the door to greet Joe LaCedra, a seedy-looking individual who believes he's been set up to meet a gangland thug. Once Joe realizes Mary, whom he remembers from their grammar school days, has called him independently and has nothing to do with his outlaw life, he prepares to leave. Until Mary tells him why she called him--She needs to be dead before midnight. She shows him a bag full of cash--$67,000-that is his if he takes on this job. Joe refuses. Mary says she promised her husband, on his death bed, that she would be with him on this night. Joe, agitated and with a New Year's Eve agenda of his own, tries unsuccessfully to talk Mary out of her plan. Mary determines that Joe might be involved the "men in suits" who have been harassing her neighborhood grocer. She senses Joe has an assignment to kill the grocer, and when Joe leaves, Mary phones to warn the grocer.An hour later, Joe returns, livid, a bloody mess. He breaks down the door. The grocer, forewarned, met him with a shovel blow to the head. Joe finds Mary's body behind the sofa, presumed a suicide. His cell phone rings. He tells his employer he failed his assignment. He knows his employer will seek him out and kill him. Mary emerges from behind the sofa, having feigned death to protect herself. Now she knows Joe is in serious trouble. Mary still wants him to go through with her plan. He wrestles with her insistence, and his own fear. Each reveals secrets from their pasts, each eventually earns respect from the other. It seems these two people were meant to be together on this night, at this time. Perhaps everything will be okay.Suddenly, a car is heard. Joe hits all the lights, and pulls out a gun. He goes to the window. Shots are fired. Joe is not hit. He triumphantly chides the thugs as they drive away. He goes around the room and turns the lights back on. He looks at Mary. She has been hit. She is dying. She demands he take the bag of money and escape, start a new life. Joe wants to call for help. She won't let him. She knows that this is what was supposed to happen. Joe leaves. Mary dies.A happy ending.

How long is Auld Lang Syne?

Auld Lang Syne by Jack Neary is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Auld Lang Syne Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Auld Lang Syne aloud.

What Reading Level is Auld Lang Syne?

Auld Lang Syne 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.

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