How Long to Read The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton by Russell H Greenan

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

Description

"A murderously funny fugue of the macabre ... Grave matters, elegantly dispatched." — The New York Times Book Review Algernon Pendleton — call him Al — lives by himself in a suburban Boston house loaded with treasures collected by his Egyptologist great-grandfather. His solitary life, punctuated by occasional visits to a shop where he trades artifacts for ready cash, would be lonely if not for his confidential chats with Eulalia, a talking porcelain pitcher. When an old army buddy shows up with a suitcase full of money, Eulalia has some less-than-friendly ideas about separating their houseguest from his fortune. Meanwhile, a professor of archaeology is getting increasingly suspicious about the shop's supply of rare and valuable antiquities. Thanks to Eulalia's advice, Al soon finds himself trapped in a murder mystery that unfolds with ample doses of black humor. "You have to have a heart of stone not to love Algernon Pendleton, the mad-as-a-hatter murderer … Curl up with him and your doom is sealed ... Greenan has fashioned an excursion in to the macabre that is in a class by itself." — Saturday Review "Oddly appealing, a sort of Arsenic and Old Lace approach that really works in terms of entertainment if you have a taste for the fantastic." — Publishers Weekly

How long is The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton?

The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton by Russell H Greenan is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton aloud.

What Reading Level is The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton?

The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton 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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