About This Book
In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the two time Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in—or spent t...
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Reading Time Estimates
4h 32m
slow reader
180 WPM
3h 16m
average reader
250 WPM
2h 20m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 48,950 words📅 7 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
3 h 16 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
3 h 38 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
5 h 26 min
Audio 2x
2 h 43 min
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- 📅7 days reading 30 min/day
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