How Long to Read Swinging the Maelstrom

How Long Does it Take to Read Swinging the Maelstrom?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Swinging the Maelstrom by Malcolm Lowry

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

Description

Swinging the Maelstrom is the story of a musician enduring existence in the Bellevue psychiatric hospital in New York. Written during his happiest and most fruitful years, this novella reveals the deep healing influence that the idyllic retreat at Dollarton had on Lowry. This long-overdue scholarly edition will allow scholars to engage in a genetic study of the text and reconstruct, step by step, the creative process that developed from a rather pessimistic and misanthropic vision of the world as a madhouse (The Last Address, 1936), via the apocalyptic metaphors of a world on the brink of...

How long is Swinging the Maelstrom?

Swinging the Maelstrom by Malcolm Lowry is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Swinging the Maelstrom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Swinging the Maelstrom aloud.

What Reading Level is Swinging the Maelstrom?

Swinging the Maelstrom 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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