It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read An Awkward Age by Ben Smith
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A mild night in a Yorkshire village in December 1976; Ben is expecting his mum home from a cheese & wine evening at the vicarage. Instead, the widow Barbara Brown turns up on the doorstep to tell Ben that his mum has been taken to hospital. She tries to be reassuring, but isn't convincing. Ten days later, Ben still hasn't been allowed to see his mother. His dad, as usual, has told Ben nothing, but for the first time ever Ben has been disgusted and horrified to witness his father crying. Everything he sees and hears points towards a nightmare outcome, but when, at last, on Christmas Day, his...
An Awkward Age by Ben Smith is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.
This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read An Awkward Age aloud.
An Awkward Age is suitable for students ages 12 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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