About This Book
Gabriel García Márquez's News of a Kidnapping is a powerful retelling of actual events from a turbulent period of Colombian history. 'She looked over her shoulder before getting into the car to be sure no one was following her' Pablo Escobar: billionaire drugs baron, ruthless manipulator brutal kill...
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Reading Time Estimates
8h 13m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 55m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 14m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 88,825 words📅 12 days at 30 min/day
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5 h 55 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 35 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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9 h 52 min
Audio 2x
4 h 56 min
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- 📅12 days reading 30 min/day
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