How Long to Read Highliners

How Long Does it Take to Read Highliners?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Highliners by William B. McCloskey

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

Description

Highliners are the elite of the fishing world, the skippers and crews who make the biggest catches—salmon, king crab, halibut, shrimp—and deliver them first to the bustling canneries of Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. For these men—and for their women—the safe eight-hour day does not exist. It never will. Some fishermen get rich, many die broke. But they find a special joy in their work that can never be matched by the easier world of the landsman. No matter how great the hardship or how bad the storm, the highliners put out to sea in their primitive battle against the elements. The protagonist of the novel is Hank Crawford, a young greenhorn who first comes to Alaska to work in a cannery to earn money while on summer vacation from college. He is quickly hooked by the fisherman’s life, and this novel re-creates how a young man becomes a highliner. He succeeds because he is young enough, strong enough, and brave enough. He learns the brutal business from hard-fisted skippers, penny-pinching cannery managers, and the pirates of the fishing world. Hank also meets the tough women who endure the hardships of Alaska alongside their men. Journey with him as he learns to survive the elements (100-mile-an-hour winds, ice storms, tidal waves, and fire at sea) and attempts to become a highliner.

How long is Highliners?

Highliners by William B. McCloskey is 394 pages long, and a total of 100,076 words.

This makes it 133% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Highliners Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Highliners aloud.

What Reading Level is Highliners?

Highliners 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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