It takes the average reader 2 hours and 9 minutes to read The Monterians by Charles Hurst
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Jack Strickland, a poor enlisted sailor, was once snubbed by the natives of Monterey. Sixteen years later, he returns to his youthful stomping grounds rich and successful, searching for an acceptance, which eluded him in his past.He happens upon Tony and Drew Bledsloe, a self-absorbed, elitist couple, who unlike Jack, are a product of inherited wealth. The duo befriends Jack as his life slowly deteriorates into a series of drinking binges and destructiveness. Underneath the pleasantries, which accompany the world of the Bledsloes, Jack becomes lost in the darker side of high society as he is torn between his former self and his new peers, who encompass the native elite of Monterey, including a woman determined to domesticate Jack into their castles.The Monterians is a tale about power and prestige from those who were born with silver daggers hanging above their cribs. Revealed through the eyes of Jack Strickland as he struggles to not only identify himself in his new surroundings, but the nature of those whose fateful lives cannot be salvaged by fortune or riches.
The Monterians by Charles Hurst is 126 pages long, and a total of 32,256 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 56 minutes to read The Monterians aloud.
The Monterians is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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