How long does it take to read Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters; and Seymour, An Introduction?
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters; and Seymour, An Introduction by J. D. Salinger takes about 3 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1955. 199 pages, about 54,725 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 33 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two semi-autobiographical novellas in Salinger’s Glass family series. Both stories are written in the stream-of-consciousness style with Raise High the Roof Beam narrated by Buddy Glass as he recalls the day of his brother Seymour’s wedding, which Seymour failed to show up for.
Subjects: Families in Fiction, Manners and customs in fiction, Stream-of-Consciousness, Fiction, Manners and customs, Deaf
