How Long to Read The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel

By Charles J. Shields

How Long Does it Take to Read The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel by Charles J. Shields

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

Description

An “engrossing” biography of a brilliant novelist underappreciated in his own time who became a twenty-first-century bestseller, from the New York Times–bestselling author (The New Yorker). When Stoner was published in 1965, the novel sold only a couple of thousand copies before disappearing with hardly a trace. Yet the quietly powerful tale of Midwestern college professor William Stoner, whose life becomes a parable of solitude and anguish, eventually found an admiring audience in America and especially in Europe. The New York Times called Stoner “a perfect novel,” and a host of writers and...

How long is The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel?

The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel by Charles J. Shields is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel aloud.

What Reading Level is The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel?

The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel 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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