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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
287 pages2006
FictionDystopiaAdventurepost-apocalyptic fictionextinction event
About This Book
One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction A post-apocalyptic classic set in a burned-out America. A father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there . ....
Reading Time Estimates
7h 18m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 16m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 46m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 78,925 wordsπ
11 days at 30 min/day
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Audiobook (1.5x)
5 hours 51 min
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Audio 2x
4 hours 23 min
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