How Long to Read The Blue Bedspread

How Long Does it Take to Read The Blue Bedspread?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The Blue Bedspread by Raj Kamal Jha

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

Description

A midnight phone call awakens a man to inform him that his sister has died in childbirth. He is told he must keep the orphaned baby girl overnight, until her new, adopting parents can collect her. Over the course of that hot night in Calcutta, the man hurriedly writes stories to the baby sleeping on a blue bedspread in the next room: stories of the family she was born into, stories of the mother she will never know. Painting half-remembered scenes, he flits between past and present, recounting tales of the shared childhood of a boy and his sister who muffled their fears in the blueness of...

How long is The Blue Bedspread?

The Blue Bedspread by Raj Kamal Jha is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Blue Bedspread Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The Blue Bedspread aloud.

What Reading Level is The Blue Bedspread?

The Blue Bedspread 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.

Where Can I Buy The Blue Bedspread?

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