It takes the average reader 8 hours and 5 minutes to read Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of...
Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux is 482 pages long, and a total of 121,464 words.
This makes it 163% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 3 minutes to read Riding the Iron Rooster aloud.
Riding the Iron Rooster is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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