It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read West of Sunset by Dirk Bogarde
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
First published in 1984, this is Dirk Bogarde's third novel. Set in the shadow of Hollywood opulence – the gaudy wastes of Los Angeles – West of Sunset is a sharp and potent satire of movie-making America. However, the excessive glitter is embedded in a deeper plot about a successful man's fall from grace. Hugo Arlington, a celebrated young writer, had the power to destroy people. His widow, Alice, is not the only person to be haunted by his death and life, and gradually the truth about the dangerous games Hugo played comes to light, and the past comes crashing into the present. West of...
West of Sunset by Dirk Bogarde is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.
This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read West of Sunset aloud.
West of Sunset is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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