It takes the average reader 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The Cathedral by J. K. Huysmans
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"[...]rocks in the very jaws of the pit. For now and again the reptile flung itself up on points of stone that rent it as it passed; the waters changed as though poisoned by these fangs; they lost their steely hue, and whitened with foam like a bran bath; then the Drac hurried on faster, faster, flinging itself into the shadowy gorge; lingered again on gravelly reaches, wallowing in the sun; presently it gathered up its scattered rivulets and went on its way, scaly with scum like the iridescent dross on boiling lead, till, far away, the rippling rings spread and vanished, skinned and leaving behind them on the banks a white granulated cuticle of pebbles, a hide of dry sand.[...]".
The Cathedral by J. K. Huysmans is 326 pages long, and a total of 83,456 words.
This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 36 minutes to read The Cathedral aloud.
The Cathedral 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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