How Long to Read Ironweed

How Long Does it Take to Read Ironweed?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Ironweed by William Kennedy

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

Description

The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, basis of the film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Francis Phelan, ex-big-leaguer, part-time gravedigger, full-time bum with the gift of gab, is back in town. He left Albany twenty-two years earlier after he dropped his infant son accidentally, and the boy died. Now he's on the way back to the wife and home he abandoned, haunted at every corner by the ghosts of his violent life. Francis; his wino ladyfriend of nine years, Helen; and his stumblebum pal, Rudy, shuffle their ragtag way through the city's bleakest streets, surviving on gumption,...

How long is Ironweed?

Ironweed by William Kennedy is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ironweed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Ironweed aloud.

What Reading Level is Ironweed?

Ironweed 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.

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