How Long to Read The Passage

How Long Does it Take to Read The Passage?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The Passage by Thomas William Simpson

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

Description

Josh Tailor is on a roll. But not a good one. Josh has been hanging out with the losers. Swiping lumber for their clubhouse down by the river. Smoking grass. Drinking beer. Stealing Mom's brand new Beetle convertible out of the driveway. Smashing it into a telephone pole. Almost killing himself and several of his buds. Josh is a good kid... on a bad track. The Passage-every boy has to make one. Some do it with more success than others. Josh's mom is at wit's end. It's gotten so bad she actually called her ex, Big Jack Tailor. Big Jack has been estranged from his wife and son for years. Josh sees him, but rarely, and never for long. He hates his old man, but, of course, he also worships Big Jack and secretly longs to be part of Big Jack's shadowy life. Big Jack rolls into town and offers to take Josh on a cross country adventure-Jersey to Montana. Big Sky Country. Josh is gung ho to go but Mom says no way. Josh, 15, says he's going whether she approves or not. Mom relents. Off they go, father and son. Along the way they encounter cops, Indians, arms dealers, angst, pathos, militiamen, ATF agents, and plenty of trouble. The trip will change both of them, especially Josh, who will begin to understand what it takes to become a man. The Passage is a full-bodied American novel, a kind of modern day Huckleberry Finn with Josh in the role of Huck and Big Jack in the role of Jim, a man trying to find and define freedom. Fathers and Sons, the Open Road, the Wide Open West, the Plains, the Rockies, the difficulties of Love and Truth, the Frailty of the Human Condition-all this rides inside The Passage. If you've read Thomas William Simpson's novel The Gypsy Storyteller you will enjoy The Passage, an adventure story about loyalty and responsibility and the unbreakable bond between a father and a son.

How long is The Passage?

The Passage by Thomas William Simpson is 326 pages long, and a total of 83,456 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Passage Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 36 minutes to read The Passage aloud.

What Reading Level is The Passage?

The Passage 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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