Reading Level
What is the reading level of Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession is 7th and 8th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 7 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
Reading Time
6 hrs 12 mins
How long to read Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession?
The estimated word count of Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession is 93,000 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 6 hrs 12 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 10 hrs 20 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 27 mins.
| Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession - 93,000 words | ||
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| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 10 hrs 20 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 6 hrs 12 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 27 mins |
- Authors
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Sarah Weinman
More about Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession
93,000 words
Word Count
for Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession
416 pages
Pages
10 hours
Audiobook length
Description
A New York Times New & Noteworthy BookA brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award-winning author of The Real LolitaThe appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like I’ll Be Gone in the Dark and Furious Hours, and TV hits like American Crime Story and Wild Wild Country, the cultural appetite for stories of real people doing terrible things is insatiable. Acclaimed author ofThe Real Lolita and editor of Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s (Library of America) and Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives (Penguin), Sarah Weinman brings together an exemplary collection of recent true crime tales. She culls together some of the most refreshing and exciting contemporary journalists and chroniclers of crime working today. Michelle Dean’s “Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick” went viral when it first published and is the basis for the TV showThe Act and Pamela Colloff’s “The Reckoning,” is the gold standard for forensic journalism. There are 13 pieces in all and as a collection, they showcase writing about true crime across the broadest possible spectrum, while also reflecting what makes crime stories so transfixing and irresistible to the modern reader.