How Long to Read Late City

How Long Does it Take to Read Late City?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Late City by Robert Olen Butler

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

Description

A visionary and poignant novel centred around former newspaperman Sam Cunningham as he prepares to die, Late City covers much of the early twentieth century, unfurling as a conversation between the dying man and a surprising God. As the two review Sam's life, from his childhood in the American South and his time in the French trenches during World War I to his fledgling newspaper career in Chicago in the Roaring Twenties and the decades that follow, snippets of history are brought sharply into focus.As he contemplates his relationships - with his parents, his brothers in arms, his wife, his...

How long is Late City?

Late City by Robert Olen Butler is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Late City Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Late City aloud.

What Reading Level is Late City?

Late City 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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