How Long to Read Burnt Shadows

By Kamila Shamsie

How Long Does it Take to Read Burnt Shadows?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie

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

Description

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award An Orange Prize Finalist Nagasaki, August 9, 1945. Hiroko Tanaka watches her lover from the veranda as he leaves. Sunlight streams across Urakami Valley, and then the world goes white. In the devastating aftermath of the atomic bomb, Hiroko leaves Japan in search of new beginnings. From Delhi, amid India's cry for independence from British colonial rule, to New York City in the immediate wake of 9/11, to the novel's astonishing climax in Afghanistan, a violent history casts its shadow the entire world over. Sweeping in its scope and mesmerizing in its...

How long is Burnt Shadows?

Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Burnt Shadows Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Burnt Shadows aloud.

What Reading Level is Burnt Shadows?

Burnt Shadows 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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