How Long to Read Hottentot Venus

How Long Does it Take to Read Hottentot Venus?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Hottentot Venus by Barbara Chase-Riboud

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

Description

It is Paris, 1815. An extraordinarily shaped South African girl known as the Hottentot Venus, dressed only in feathers and beads, swings from a crystal chandelier in the duchess of Berry’s ballroom. Below her, the audience shouts insults and pornographic obscenities. Among these spectators is Napoleon’s physician and the most famous naturalist in Europe, the Baron George Cuvier, whose encounter with her will inspire a theory of race that will change European science forever. Evoking the grand tradition of such “monster” tales as Frankenstein and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Barbara Chase...

How long is Hottentot Venus?

Hottentot Venus by Barbara Chase-Riboud is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hottentot Venus Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Hottentot Venus aloud.

What Reading Level is Hottentot Venus?

Hottentot Venus 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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