How Long to Read Playing Out the String

How Long Does it Take to Read Playing Out the String?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 24 minutes to read Playing Out the String by Bobby Joe Leggett

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

Description

Fiction. Robert McCabe is a professor of film at a Tennessee university. Until this semester he's passed his time trading film quotes with another professor to make a game of current events. Then a woman accuses him of exposing himself in the university library over the summer, and the quotes take on a new seriousness, starting with Ernest Borgnine's "playing out the string" from his movie The Wild Bunch. Borgnine says this directly to indicate a fatalistic will to continue despite overwhelming odds. And sure enough, he and his friends are killed by gunfire. Amid mounting accusations will...

How long is Playing Out the String?

Playing Out the String by Bobby Joe Leggett is 198 pages long, and a total of 51,084 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Playing Out the String Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 39 minutes to read Playing Out the String aloud.

What Reading Level is Playing Out the String?

Playing Out the String 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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