How Long to Read The Air We Breathe: A Novel

How Long Does it Take to Read The Air We Breathe: A Novel?

It takes the average reader 5 hours to read The Air We Breathe: A Novel by Andrea Barrett

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

Description

"Turbulent and dramatic, full of longing and death and lust, the yearning to cover one’s own life and way in the world." —David Mehegan, Boston Globe An elegant and astute tale of desire and betrayal, science and medicine, from the "genius enchantress" (Karen Russell) author of Ship Fever, winner of the National Book Award. In the fall of 1916, America prepares for war—but in the town of Tamarack Lake, the focus is on the sick. Wealthy tubercular patients live in private cure cottages; charity patients, mainly immigrants, fill the large public sanatorium. From within their isolated community, they grapple with some of the most thrilling scientific discoveries of their time—X-ray technology, chemical and biological weapons, changing theories of atomic structure—and their limitations. Prisoners of routine, they take solace in gossip, rumor, and, sometimes, secret attachments. When the well-meaning efforts of one enterprising patient lead instead to a tragic accident and a terrible betrayal, the war comes home, bringing with it a surge of anti-immigrant prejudice. With The Air We Breathe, Andrea Barrett has crafted a "majestic, breathtaking, [and] thrilling" (San Diego Union-Tribune) novel that brilliantly illuminates the inescapable heartbreak of war.

How long is The Air We Breathe: A Novel?

The Air We Breathe: A Novel by Andrea Barrett is 300 pages long, and a total of 75,000 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Air We Breathe: A Novel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read The Air We Breathe: A Novel aloud.

What Reading Level is The Air We Breathe: A Novel?

The Air We Breathe: A Novel 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.

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