It takes the average reader 8 hours and 26 minutes to read Roots Schmoots by Howard Jacobson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When fast-breaking political events forced British novelist Jacobson (Peeping Tom) to put off a trip to Lithuania planned as a search for his Jewish roots, he accepted an offer from the BBC to visit Jewish communities around the globe instead. This informed and witty account of his experiences deals with the wide variety of contemporary Jewish life, as well as with how Jacobson's observations affected his own concept of what it means to be a Jew. Riding an emotional roller coaster, he witnessed the hostility between Jews and African Americans in New York City, attended services in a gay...
Roots Schmoots by Howard Jacobson is 502 pages long, and a total of 126,504 words.
This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 31 minutes to read Roots Schmoots aloud.
Roots Schmoots 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.
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