It takes the average reader 5 hours and 51 minutes to read How the Dice Fell by John Roberts
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Set in London and the north of England, How the Dice Fell is a powerful story about terrorism, love and revenge set within the tensions of a multi-racial Britain.Chance brings three people together in a London Underground train on 7 July 2005: Amjad the suicide bomber, Lee a disgraced ex-British soldier who served in Iraq, Mike a visitor to London for the day. Their lives, and that of Mike’s lover Sue, are changed for ever.What leads someone to become a suicide bomber? How easily can someone be tempted into an act of revenge? How does an ordinary man deal with catastrophe? Can love endure such a challenge?How the Dice Fell shows how different kinds of love can be manipulated, misguided and tested. The story takes place in a Britain reshaped by immigration and threatened by fundamentalist Islamist terrorism.With the ever-present threat of more terrorist attacks, this novel is a thought-provoking page-turner of loyalties andlove in contemporary Britain.
How the Dice Fell by John Roberts is 345 pages long, and a total of 87,975 words.
This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours to read How the Dice Fell aloud.
How the Dice Fell is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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