It takes the average reader 4 hours and 55 minutes to read The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is 287 pages long, and a total of 73,759 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 43 minutes to read The Road aloud.
The Road is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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