It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Loose Screws by Gerard Tortorelli
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Loose Screws is a collection of sixty-nine amusing, often touching, anecdotes from the life of a Bronx boy who has lived and traveled throughout the world. The author, Gerry Tortorelli, is a retired business executive, who immigrated to Switzerland in his thirties with his young family. With stints in England and Canada and frequent visits to the family roots in Italy, his stories explore many cultures. Whether it be the story of how his sister celebrates Christmas in The Twelve Weeks of Advent, or how German words can be misinterpreted in English in A Good Fahrt.and a Douche, the anecdotes have a personal touch with which the reader can connect. A 22-year-old grudge is settled in the story Toothpaste, Mayonnaise, and Big Ben while fundraising for a new church in Canada is detailed in A Pregnant Nun and a Chicken at Mass. Not far away from any story, is Gerrys wife (the Queen), his daughters (the Princesses), and his serf sons-in-law. Loose Screws is a unique view of a life through the eyes of the one who lived it, a kid from the Bronx.
Loose Screws by Gerard Tortorelli is 180 pages long, and a total of 45,000 words.
This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Loose Screws aloud.
Loose Screws is suitable for students ages 10 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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