How Long to Read Giving Up the Gun

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

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 2 minutes to read Giving Up the Gun by Noel Perrin

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

Description

Lord Hideyoshi, the regent of Japan at the time, took the first step toward the control of firearms. It was a very small step, and it was not taken simply to protect feudal lords from being shot at by peasants but to get all weapons out of the hands of civilians. He said nothing about arms control. Instead, he announced that he was going to build a statue of Buddha that would make all existing statues look like midgets. It would be so enormous (the figure was about twice the scale of the Statue of Liberty), that many tons of iron would be needed just for the braces and bolts. Still more was...

How long is Giving Up the Gun?

Giving Up the Gun by Noel Perrin is 122 pages long, and a total of 30,744 words.

This makes it 41% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 48 minutes to read Giving Up the Gun aloud.

What Reading Level is Giving Up the Gun?

Giving Up the Gun is suitable for students ages 10 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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