How Long to Read Giving Up the Ghost

By Hilary Mantel

How Long Does it Take to Read Giving Up the Ghost?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel

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

Description

In postwar rural England, Hilary Mantel grew up convinced that the most improbable of accomplishments, including "chivalry, horsemanship, and swordplay," were within her grasp. Once married, however, she acquired a persistent pain that led to destructive drugs and patronizing psychiatry, ending in an ineffective but irrevocable surgery. There would be no children; in herself she found instead one novel, and then another.

How long is Giving Up the Ghost?

Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Giving Up the Ghost Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Giving Up the Ghost aloud.

What Reading Level is Giving Up the Ghost?

Giving Up the Ghost 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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