How Long to Read Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen

How Long Does it Take to Read Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen by Larry McMurtry

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

Description

In a lucid, brilliant work of nonfiction -- as close to an autobiography as his readers are likely to get -- Larry McMurtry has written a family portrait that also serves as a larger portrait of Texas itself, as it was and as it has become. Using as a springboard an essay by the German literary critic Walter Benjamin that he first read in Archer City's Dairy Queen, McMurtry examines the small-town way of life that big oil and big ranching have nearly destroyed. He praises the virtues of everything from a lime Dr. Pepper to the lost art of oral storytelling, and describes the brutal effect of...

How long is Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen?

Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen by Larry McMurtry is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen aloud.

What Reading Level is Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen?

Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen 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.

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