How Long to Read Dreaming the Karoo

How Long Does it Take to Read Dreaming the Karoo?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 58 minutes to read Dreaming the Karoo by Julia Blackburn

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

Description

A spellbinding new book by the much-acclaimed writer, a journey to South Africa in search of the lost people called the /Xam - a haunting book about the brutality of colonial frontiers and the fate of those they dispossess. In spring 2020, Julia Blackburn travelled to the Karoo region of South Africa to see for herself the ancestral lands that had once belonged to an indigenous group called the /Xam. Throughout the nineteenth century the /Xam were persecuted and denied the right to live in their own territories. In the 1870s, facing cultural extinction, several /Xam individuals agreed to...

How long is Dreaming the Karoo?

Dreaming the Karoo by Julia Blackburn is 294 pages long, and a total of 74,676 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dreaming the Karoo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 48 minutes to read Dreaming the Karoo aloud.

What Reading Level is Dreaming the Karoo?

Dreaming the Karoo 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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