How Long to Read Roughneck

How Long Does it Take to Read Roughneck?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Roughneck by Jim Thompson

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

Description

By the time Jim Thompson was sixteen years old, he had been a newspaper boy, a burlesque show hawker, a plumber's helper, a comedian in two-reel pictures, a night bellboy in a luxury hotel and over a dozen other occupations. By the time he was eighteen, he was driving across America in a broken-down Ford without a penny to his name and his mother and his kid sister Freddie in tow, looking for just one more paycheck to keep them all alive. A bittersweet comedy of a hard-won American life, ROUGHNECK chronicles the many jobs, near-criminal escapades, and downright unlawful grifts of the man who...

How long is Roughneck?

Roughneck by Jim Thompson is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Roughneck Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Roughneck aloud.

What Reading Level is Roughneck?

Roughneck 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.

Where Can I Buy Roughneck?

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