It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Burning Down the House by Charles Baxter
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Graywolf reissues one of its most successful essay collections with two new essays and a new foreword by Charles Baxter As much a rumination on the state of literature as a technical manual for aspiring writers, Burning Down the House has been enjoyed by readers and taught in classrooms for more than a decade. Readers are rewarded with thoughtful analysis, humorous one-liners, and plenty of brushfires that continue burning long after the book is closed.
Burning Down the House by Charles Baxter is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Burning Down the House aloud.
Burning Down the House is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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