Books like The Day of the Locust
Nathanael West
The Day of the Locust is 167 pages, about 3 hours 4 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Hollywood 9.5 h 
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Hollywood Wives 9.5 h 
The Great Escape 4.8 h 
The Carpetbaggers 12.5 h 
Hollywood 4.4 h 
Postcards from the Edge 4.4 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.