It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read If He Hollers Let Him Go by Chester Himes
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Robert Jones is a crew leader in a naval shipyard in Los Angeles in the 1940s. He should have a lot going for him, being educated, with a steady job and a steady relationship. But in the four days covered in this novel, the impossibility of life as a black man in a white world is made devastatingly clear.Jones is surrounded by prejudice, suspicion and paranoia, and his daily experiences influence his thoughts, dreams and behaviour. Immediately recognised as a masterful expose of racism in everyday life, If He Hollers Let Him Go is Chester Himes' first book, originally published in 1945.
If He Hollers Let Him Go by Chester Himes is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read If He Hollers Let Him Go aloud.
If He Hollers Let Him Go is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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