How Long to Read The Bad Lands

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bad Lands?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read The Bad Lands by Oakley Hall

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

Description

Oakley Hall (1920-2008) was considered a great novelist of the American West, and as an inspiring writing teacher whose students include Amy Tan, Michael Chabon, and Richard Ford. The Bad Lands (Atheneum, 1978) is set in1883 in the Dakota Territory. It describes the closing of the open lands there, the end of the Beef Bonanza, and conflicts among ranchers. It blends action-packed western tropes (cattle round-ups, rustlers, the threat of hangings, much shooting, and a whore house) with an elegy to the wild beauty of the Bad Lands before cattle ranchers chased off the Native Americans and...

How long is The Bad Lands?

The Bad Lands by Oakley Hall is 376 pages long, and a total of 96,256 words.

This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bad Lands Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 45 minutes to read The Bad Lands aloud.

What Reading Level is The Bad Lands?

The Bad Lands 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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