How Long to Read Island

How Long Does it Take to Read Island?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Island by Terry Tempest Williams

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

Description

When artist Tom Curry first moved to Maine, his house overlooked a small, uninhabited island in Eggemoggin Reach. One day, while rowing across to the island, his boyhood fear of water came crashing in on him. So he decided to explore his fear head-on, and began painting the island “as a way to delve into my own darkness and seek a way back to the surface.” That series of paintings, capturing the island in all lights, weathers, and moods, forms the basis of this book. But the whole is much more than the sum of its parts. These paintings represent an ongoing narrative: “island as escape and...

How long is Island?

Island by Terry Tempest Williams is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.

This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Island Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Island aloud.

What Reading Level is Island?

Island 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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Where Can I Buy Island?

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