How Long to Read The Big Year

By Mark Obmascik

How Long Does it Take to Read The Big Year?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Big Year by Mark Obmascik

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

Description

Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a grueling battle for a new North American birding record. Bouncing from coast to coast on frenetic pilgrimages for once-in-a-lifetime rarities, they brave broiling deserts, bug-infested swamps, and some of the lumpiest motel mattresses known to man. This unprecedented year of beat-the-clock adventures ultimately leads one man to a record so...

How long is The Big Year?

The Big Year by Mark Obmascik is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Big Year Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Big Year aloud.

What Reading Level is The Big Year?

The Big Year 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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