It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read The World of Shaft by Steve Aldous
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Mention Shaft and most people think of Gordon Parks’ seminal 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree in a leather coat, walking the streets of Manhattan to Isaac Hayes’ iconic theme music. But the black private dick who inspired the blaxploitation film genre actually made his debut on the printed page as the creation of a white novelist. Ernest Tidyman was a seasoned journalist down on his luck when he decided to try his hand at fiction. Shaft was the result, giving Tidyman the break he was looking for. He went on to become an Academy Award winning screenwriter and respected film producer. Based...
The World of Shaft by Steve Aldous is 268 pages long, and a total of 69,144 words.
This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read The World of Shaft aloud.
The World of Shaft is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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