It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits marks the debut of an exciting new voice in fiction. Laila Lalami evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. The book begins as four Moroccans illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for Spain.What has driven them to risk their lives? And will the rewards prove to be worth the danger? There's Murad, a gentle, unemployed man who's been reduced to hustling tourists around Tangier; Halima, who's fleeing her drunken husband and the slums of Casablanca; Aziz, who must leave behind his devoted wife in hope of securing...
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.
This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits aloud.
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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