It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read Gridlock by Matt Gaffney
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the spirit of Word Freak and Searching for Bobby Fischer, Gridlock is a chronicle of the quirky subculture of America's crossword puzzles. Tens of millions of Americans solve crossword puzzles regularly, but few know a thing about their genesis. Who writes crosswords, how—and for God's sake, why? Matt Gaffney is one of two dozen people who earns a living as a cruciverbalist. In Gridlock he provides an insider's look at the people who put that puzzle in your paper every day. With verve and gusto, Gaffney traces his own starving-artist struggle to find paying puzzle gigs, including marketing...
Gridlock by Matt Gaffney is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Gridlock aloud.
Gridlock is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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