How Long to Read After the Boats

How Long Does it Take to Read After the Boats?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read After the Boats by Robert Manne

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Today there are more than 30,000 asylum seekers in limbo in Australia, languishing in detention or on bridging visas in miserable uncertainty, unable to work or plan a future. At the same time, things have spiralled out of control for the asylum seekers housed on Nauru and Manus Island. In this brilliantly argued intervention, Robert Manne shows why Australia's toxic refugee debate has reached a stalemate. But precisely because the boats have stopped there is now an opportunity to show compassion for these people if the two opposing camps in the debate can think afresh and get out of their trenches. On the one side there are those supporting the idea of leaving even genuine refugees in permanent limbo. On the other there are those arguing for a return to open borders. Manne argues that both sides in this debate must reconsider. We can't return to open borders unless we accept the consequences - mass drownings, the arrival of very large numbers of asylum seekers, and deepening public hostility to them. We can't continue to leave these refugees in limbo unless we are content to inflict great cruelty that has no purpose on 30,000 human beings in Australia's care. This short book will have a personal dimension, as Manne looks at how his views have changed over time. He interviews several asylum seekers in detention or on bridging visas and paints vivid portraits of their lives. He also looks at the psychology of inertia in government and how we reached this low point.

How long is After the Boats?

After the Boats by Robert Manne is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read After the Boats Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read After the Boats aloud.

What Reading Level is After the Boats?

After the Boats is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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