It takes the average reader 8 hours and 7 minutes to read Idol by John S. Budd
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Idol is about a brilliant schizophrenic serial killer, Steven Wently, whose sensational murders of famous false idols receive universal publicity and public support. Wently imagines that the cumulative weight of revelations of crimes committed by false idols after their deaths will destroy humankind’s faith in its heroes. He further reasons that such exposures will cast shadows over legitimacy of promises of man’s immortality made by religious heroes like Christ, Hindu deities, and Muhammad. The result of civilization’s loss of faith in its heroes and immortality will cause the collapse of...
Idol by John S. Budd is 476 pages long, and a total of 121,856 words.
This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 149% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 5 minutes to read Idol aloud.
Idol is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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