About This Book
On his way to Berlin to visit his grandmother Emil fell asleep and had his money stolen by the man who shared his compartment. Altho he came from the country Emil was not stupid, and he determined to get that money back. He followed the man, met the boy with the auto horn, who summoned his friends,...
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Reading Time Estimates
6h 22m
slow reader
180 WPM
4h 35m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 16m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 68,750 words📅 10 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
4 h 35 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
5 h 6 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
7 h 38 min
Audio 2x
3 h 49 min
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- 📅10 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇10 commutes of 30 min each