It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read The Deep by Peter Benchley
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The secret which unlokcks this story by the author of Jaws lies on a coral reef off Bermuda. It's a harmless-looking ampoule, presumably from a World War Two wreck. It is found by a couple of honeymooners who are keen on diving... and suddenly they are plunged headlong into danger. It comes from Cloche, the sinister revoluntionary who has an island under his control: to get his hand on what the ampoule represents he will stop at nothing. The couple's only ally is a diver and treasure-hunter with his own reasons for thwarting Cloche, and from his they learn that there are other secrets in the...
The Deep by Peter Benchley is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.
This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read The Deep aloud.
The Deep 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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