How Long to Read The River Through Rome

How Long Does it Take to Read The River Through Rome?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 12 minutes to read The River Through Rome by Nicholas Nicastro

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

Description

In the last years of the Roman Republic, a talented engineer is tapped to bring water to one of the city's most notorious slums. Nonius believes he is doing good for his city, but he isn't counting on the many obstacles that prevent anything from getting done in those turbulent times. His troubles multiply when he falls in love with beautiful, haunted Amaris, concubine of a senator who is determined to stop Nonius' aqueduct from going through. The clash between them runs from the bedrooms to the streets to the courtrooms of the Eternal City, in one of the most fateful periods in her history. "This historical novel gives readers a view of ancient Rome from the rare perspective of a good man just trying to do an honest job...Nicastro is an experienced and accomplished writer and often a prose poet in his descriptions of Nonius and Amaris: 'If his life was a stem, she was the rose, ' and 'Trapped there, between the Scylla of oblivion and the Charybdis of inconsequence he was powerless to go on.' This is a Rome falling fast from greatness, though oblivious to the descent. The Republic is dead; Octavian will soon style himself 'Augustus, ' a god. Sycophancy and cynicism are the orders of the day. The captivating book does, in fact, provide an excellent slice of history...An intriguing, well-researched, and well-told tale of ancient Rome." -Kirkus Reviews

How long is The River Through Rome?

The River Through Rome by Nicholas Nicastro is 311 pages long, and a total of 78,061 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The River Through Rome Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 6 minutes to read The River Through Rome aloud.

What Reading Level is The River Through Rome?

The River Through Rome 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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