How Long to Read Running with Scissors

How Long Does it Take to Read Running with Scissors?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Now including an excerpt from Lust & Wonder, a new memoir coming in March 2016. Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules, there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer,...

How long is Running with Scissors?

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Running with Scissors Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Running with Scissors aloud.

What Reading Level is Running with Scissors?

Running with Scissors is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Running with Scissors?

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