How Long to Read The Wire

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wire?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Wire by Rafael Alvarez

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

Description

Welcome to the critically acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire, hailed as "the best show on television, period" by the San Francisco Chronicle. The New York Times calls it "a vital part of the television landscape...unvarnished realism." Time declares that The Wire, "like its underfunded, workaday cops, just plugged away until it outshone everything else on TV." The Wire stands not only as riveting drama but also as a sociopolitical treatise with ambitions beyond any television serial. The failure of the drug war, the betrayal of the working class, the bureaucratization of the culture and the...

How long is The Wire?

The Wire by Rafael Alvarez is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Wire aloud.

What Reading Level is The Wire?

The Wire 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.

Where Can I Buy The Wire?

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