How Long to Read Shrapnel

How Long Does it Take to Read Shrapnel?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Shrapnel by Marie Manilla

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

Description

"Shrapnel explores the legacy of war in three generations of men from the Butler family. Bing Butler, a seventy-seven-year-old, right-wing widower and World War II veteran from Texas, reluctantly moves in with his feminist, antiwar daughter in West Virginia. Here he is forced to bury painful family secrets and stifle his tendencies toward racism, classism, and homophobia. His post-9/11 anxieties equally force him to grapple with these psychological foibles, as his daughter's only son rallies to enlist to serve overseas. Bing had once embraced such patriotic fervor, but after bullying his own son into going to Vietnam, he finds he must now muster a kind of emotional bravery he never knew he was capable of in order to keep the family together. At turns funny and at other turns frightening (and frighteningly honest), Shrapnel is surprising and ultimately greatly rewarding."--Amazon.com.

How long is Shrapnel?

Shrapnel by Marie Manilla is 329 pages long, and a total of 85,211 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shrapnel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Shrapnel aloud.

What Reading Level is Shrapnel?

Shrapnel 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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