About This Book
Clem Glass was a successful photojournalist, fired by his conviction that only photographs could capture the world's true face. Then, in Africa, he witnesses the grotesque aftermath of a genocidal massacre and returns to London with the belief that people, including himself, are fundamentally wicked...
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Reading Time Estimates
7h 58m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 44m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 6m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 86,075 words📅 12 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 h 44 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 23 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
9 h 34 min
Audio 2x
4 h 47 min
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- 📅12 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇12 commutes of 30 min each