It takes the average reader 4 hours and 18 minutes to read No Happy Ending by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The third English language case for Mexico City independent detective Héctor Belascoarán Shayne, No Happy Ending, is Paco Ignacio Taibo II at his subversive, darkly comic best. First, Héctor discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, propped up on the toilet in his office. Shortly thereafter, he receives a threatening letter and a snapshot of another murdered corpse. As Héctor investigates the killings he discovers that both share a connection to a dead stuntman named Zorak who apparently perished while training a government-backed paramilitary group. Once again, the one-eyed anarchist detective finds himself up against the very institutions which persecute the downtrodden and oppress the masses. In typical Taibo fashion, Héctor appears destined to lose— the ending to this remarkable absurdist tale shows his bullet-ridden body lying face down in the gutter during a rainstorm.
No Happy Ending by Paco Ignacio Taibo II is 254 pages long, and a total of 64,516 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read No Happy Ending aloud.
No Happy Ending is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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