How Long to Read The Big Fix

How Long Does it Take to Read The Big Fix?

It takes the average reader and 50 minutes to read The Big Fix by George Oliver Smith

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

Description

It was April, a couple of weeks before the Derby. We were playing poker, which is a game of skill that has nothing to do with the velocity of horse meat.Phil Howland kept slipping open but he managed to close up before I could tell whether the combination of Three-Five-Two-Four meant a full house of fives over fours or whether he was betting on an open-ended straight that he hadn't bothered to arrange in order as he held them. The Greek was impenetrable; he also blocked me from reading the deck so that I could estimate his hand from the cards that weren't dealt out. Chicago Charlie's mind was easy to read but no one could trust him. He was just as apt to think high to score someone out as he was to think low to suck the boys in. As for me, there I was, good old Wally Wilson, holding a pat straight flush from the eight to the queen of diamonds. I was thinking "full house" but I was betting like a weak three of a kind.It was a terrific game. Between trying to read into these other guy's brains and keeping them from opening mine, and blocking the Greek's sly stunt of tipping over the poker chips as a distraction, I was also concerned about the eight thousand bucks that was in the pot. The trouble was that all four of us fully intended to rake it in. My straight flush would be good for the works in any normal game with wild cards, but the way this bunch was betting I couldn't be sure. Phil Howland didn't have much of a shield but he could really read, and if he read me-either my mind or my hand-he'd automatically radiate and that would be that.I was about at the point of calling for the draw when the door opened without any knock. It was Tomboy Taylor. We'd been so engrossed with one another that none of us had caught her approach.The Greek looked up at her and swore something that he hadn't read in Plato. "Showdown," he said, tossing in his hand.I grunted and spread my five beauties.Phil growled and shoved the pot in my direction, keeping both eyes on Tomboy Taylor.She was something to keep eyes on, both figuratively and literally. The only thing that kept her from being a thionite dream was the Pittsburgh stogie that she insisted upon smoking, and the only thing that kept her from being some man's companion in spite of the stogie was the fact that he'd have to keep his mouth shut or she'd steal his back teeth-if not for fillings, then for practice."You, Wally Wilson," she said around the cigar, "get these grifters out of here. I got words."

How long is The Big Fix?

The Big Fix by George Oliver Smith is 50 pages long, and a total of 12,500 words.

This makes it 17% the length of the average book. It also has 15% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Big Fix Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 8 minutes to read The Big Fix aloud.

What Reading Level is The Big Fix?

The Big Fix is suitable for students ages 8 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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