How Long to Read Colossus

How Long Does it Take to Read Colossus?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 36 minutes to read Colossus by Michael Hiltzik

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

Description

As breathtaking today as the day it was completed, Hoover Dam not only shaped the American West but helped launch the American century. In the depths of the Great Depression it became a symbol of American resilience and ingenuity in the face of crisis, putting thousands of men to work in a remote desert canyon and bringing unruly nature to heel. Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Michael Hiltzik uses the saga of the dam’s conception, design, and construction to tell the broader story of America’s efforts to come to grips with titanic social, economic, and natural forces. For embodied in the dam’s...

How long is Colossus?

Colossus by Michael Hiltzik is 512 pages long, and a total of 129,024 words.

This makes it 173% the length of the average book. It also has 158% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Colossus Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 45 minutes to read Colossus aloud.

What Reading Level is Colossus?

Colossus 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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