How Long to Read Ghost Town

How Long Does it Take to Read Ghost Town?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Ghost Town by Kevin Chen

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

Description

WINNER OF THE TAIWAN LITERATURE AWARD "An uncompromising, unsentimental, slyly humorous novel." IRISH TIMES "A haunting drama of a Taiwanese family's efforts to rise out of poverty." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Keith Chen, the desperately yearned for second son of a traditional Taiwanese family with five daughters, refuses to play the role his parochial parents would cast him in. Instead, he chooses to make a life for himself in cosmopolitan Berlin, where he finally finds acceptance as a young gay man. The novel is set about a decade later, on Ghost Festival, the Day of Deliverance. After Keith's release from a maximum security prison, he has nowhere to go but home. With his parents gone, his siblings married, mad, on the lam, or dead, there is nothing left for him there, so it seems. As he explores his uncanny home town, we learn what tore his family apart, and, more importantly, the truth behind the terrible crime Keith committed in Germany. Told in a myriad of voices—both living and dead—and moving through time with deceptive ease, Ghost Town is a mesmerizing story of family secrets, countryside superstitions, and the search for identity amid a clash of cultures.

How long is Ghost Town?

Ghost Town by Kevin Chen is 267 pages long, and a total of 68,619 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ghost Town Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Ghost Town aloud.

What Reading Level is Ghost Town?

Ghost Town 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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