How Long to Read Big Sur

How Long Does it Take to Read Big Sur?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Big Sur by Jack Kerouac

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

Description

A poignant masterpiece of wrenching personal expression from the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums In this 1962 novel, Kerouac's alter ego Jack Duluoz, overwhelmed by success and excess, gravitates back and forth between wild binges in San Francisco and an isolated cabin on the California coast where he attempts to renew his spirit and clear his head of madness and alcohol. Only nature seems to restore him to a sense of balance. In the words of Allen Ginsberg, Big Sur "reveals consciousness in all its syntactic elaboration, detailing the luminous emptiness of his own paranoiac...

How long is Big Sur?

Big Sur by Jack Kerouac is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Big Sur Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Big Sur aloud.

What Reading Level is Big Sur?

Big Sur 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.

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

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