How Long to Read The Commitments

How Long Does it Take to Read The Commitments?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read The Commitments by Roddy Doyle

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

Description

In the first volume of the Barrytown Trilogy, Roddy Doyle, winner of the Booker Prize for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, introduces The Commitments, a group of fame-starved, working-class Irish youths with a paradoxical passion for the music of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding and a mission—to bring Soul to Dublin. Doyle writes about the band with a fan's enthusiasm and about Dublin with a native's cheerful knowingness. His book captures all the shadings of the rock experience: ambition, greed, and egotism—ans the redeeming, exhilarating joy of making music. The Commitments is one of the most engaging and...

How long is The Commitments?

The Commitments by Roddy Doyle is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Commitments Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read The Commitments aloud.

What Reading Level is The Commitments?

The Commitments 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.

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