It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Shear (Parks, Tim) by Tim Parks
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A geologist turns sleuth in this “engrossing and beautifully written suspense novel” set in Greece by the author of the Booker Prize shortlisted Europa (The New York Times). A New York Times Notable Book In the hallucinatory light and heat of a Mediterranean island, London geologist Peter Nicholson arrives to inspect a granite quarry where a worker has died under suspicious circumstances. Hired to write as damning a report as possible, Peter brings his young mistress and pushes his wife and family to the back of his mind. But his blithe plans are disrupted by the arrival of the dead man’s...
Shear (Parks, Tim) by Tim Parks is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.
This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Shear (Parks, Tim) aloud.
Shear (Parks, Tim) 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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