How Long to Read Close Quarters

How Long Does it Take to Read Close Quarters?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Close Quarters by William Golding

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

Description

Lose yourself in an epic naval journey in the second novel in the Booker Prize-winning Sea Trilogy by the author of Lord of the Flies. This tropical nowhere was the whole world - the whole imaginable world. A decrepit warship is becalmed halfway to Australia, stilled in an ocean wilderness of heat and sea mists. In this surreal, fête-like atmosphere, a ball is held with a passing ship: the passengers dance and flirt, while beneath them seaweed like green hair spreads omniously over the hull. Half-mad with fear, drink, love and opium, both vessel and passengers feel themselves going to pieces:...

How long is Close Quarters?

Close Quarters by William Golding is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Close Quarters Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Close Quarters aloud.

What Reading Level is Close Quarters?

Close Quarters 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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