It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read River Town by Peter Hessler
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him...
River Town by Peter Hessler is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.
This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read River Town aloud.
River Town is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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