How Long to Read In Ballast to the White Sea

How Long Does it Take to Read In Ballast to the White Sea?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 48 minutes to read In Ballast to the White Sea by Malcolm Lowry

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

Description

In Ballast to the White Sea is Malcolm Lowry’s most ambitious work of the mid-1930s. Inspired by his life experience, the novel recounts the story of a Cambridge undergraduate who aspires to be a writer but has come to believe that both his book and, in a sense, his life have already been “written.” After a fire broke out in Lowry’s squatter’s shack, all that remained of In Ballast to the White Sea were a few sheets of paper. Only decades after Lowry’s death did it become known that his first wife, Jan Gabrial, still had a typescript. This scholarly edition presents, for the first time, the...

How long is In Ballast to the White Sea?

In Ballast to the White Sea by Malcolm Lowry is 516 pages long, and a total of 132,096 words.

This makes it 174% the length of the average book. It also has 161% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In Ballast to the White Sea Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 1 minute to read In Ballast to the White Sea aloud.

What Reading Level is In Ballast to the White Sea?

In Ballast to the White Sea 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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