How Long to Read The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s

How Long Does it Take to Read The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s by Mariah Adin

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

Description

What caused four recently bar mitzvahed middle-class youths to go on a crime spree of assault and murder in 1954? This book provides a compelling narrative retelling of the boys, their crimes, and a U.S. culture obsessed with juvenile delinquency. After ongoing months of daily headlines about gang shootouts, stomp-killings, and millions of dollars worth of vandalism, by the summer of 1954, America had had enough of juvenile delinquency. It was in this environment that 18-year-old Jack Koslow and the other three teenage members of the Brooklyn Thrill Killers committed their heinous crimes and achieved notoriety. The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s exposes the underbelly of America's mid-century, the terrible price of assimilation, the uncomfortable bedfellows of comic books and juvenile delinquency, and the dystopia already in bloom amongst American youth well before the 1960s. Readers will be engrossed and horrified by the tale of the Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang whose shocking, front-page story could easily have been copy-pasted from today's online news sites. Author Mariah Adin takes readers along for a breathtaking moment-by-moment retelling of the crime spree, the subsequent interrogations, and the dramatic courtroom showdown, interspersed with expository chapters on juvenile delinquency, America's Jewish community in the post-Holocaust period, and the anti-comics movement. This book serves to merge the history of juvenile delinquency with that of the Great Comic Book Scare, highlights the assimilation of immigrants into America's white mainstream gone wrong, and complicates our understanding of America's "Golden Age."

How long is The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s?

The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s by Mariah Adin is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s aloud.

What Reading Level is The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s?

The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s is suitable for students ages 10 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 The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s?

The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s by Mariah Adin is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy The Brooklyn Thrill-Kill Gang and the Great Comic Book Scare of the 1950s by Mariah Adin on Amazon click the button below.