How Long to Read Red the Fiend

How Long Does it Take to Read Red the Fiend?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 35 minutes to read Red the Fiend by Gilbert Sorrentino

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

Description

A recasting of Sorrentino's Aberration of Starlight, this is the story of how a child becomes a monster: of how Red the boy becomes Red the Fiend. With an absent father who turns up only to drunkenly berate his son, and a grandmother whose aggression crescendos to a daily beating, Red can only escape by turning his hatred outward, by being as cruel and bitter as his young life has been. Employing direct, elegant sentences, while retaining his characteristic formal inventiveness, Sorrentino evokes this unyieldingly grim Brooklyn boyhood, describing close, familial conflicts that deepen and...

How long is Red the Fiend?

Red the Fiend by Gilbert Sorrentino is 213 pages long, and a total of 53,889 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Red the Fiend Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 54 minutes to read Red the Fiend aloud.

What Reading Level is Red the Fiend?

Red the Fiend 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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