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How long does it take to read The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight?

Jimmy Breslin

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight by Jimmy Breslin takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 42 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1896. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 49 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 42 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 56 minutes

The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

"The gang"--They're just a nice, dishonest bunch of guyes only an Italian mama could love. Not only can't they shoot straight, they can't even rob, steal, cheat, or kill straight.

Subjects: Organized crime, Criminals, Fiction, Mafia, Fiction, crime, New york (n.y.), fiction

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