It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read The Long Ride: Learning about Life from an Outlaw Biker by Francis Hicks
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"A grim, competent tale that memorably depicts a world of crime." -KIRKUS REVIEWS Hapless NATE HESTER yearns for the safety and affection of a group. He sets off on a hitchhiking trip to escape bad parenting and the Vietnam draft. Nate soon longs to be off the road. A drug dealer befriends him and introduces him to the Hells Angels. The Angels introduce him to the wonders of drug use and free sex, but the effects wane, and Nate leaps from mania to depression. He accidentally shoots and kills a man. Guilt and fear of arrest overtake Nate's thinking. Relief comes only from intoxication. He discovers heroin and plummets, narrowly escaping death, but is rescued from his addiction only to continue dealing drugs. The Irish mob comes after Nate because of stolen drugs. He survives one gun battle but has to fight for his life with the nephew of the Don of the Irish Mafia. The outcome changes his life.
The Long Ride: Learning about Life from an Outlaw Biker by Francis Hicks is 222 pages long, and a total of 55,944 words.
This makes it 75% 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 5 minutes to read The Long Ride: Learning about Life from an Outlaw Biker aloud.
The Long Ride: Learning about Life from an Outlaw Biker 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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