It takes the average reader 5 hours and 50 minutes to read The Desert and the City by Derek Bickerton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
There, among the hermits, he earns crusts of bread, calloused hands, and the derision of the older adepts. Unfortunately, before coming to the conclusion that his romanticized idea of giving away his wealth to pursue the ascetic life was not as simple as he originally thought, he finds himself as part of a fanatical mob bent on smashing a pagan temple and burning Ptolemy's famed library and all of its collected wisdom.
The Desert and the City by Derek Bickerton is 350 pages long, and a total of 87,500 words.
This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 58 minutes to read The Desert and the City aloud.
The Desert and the City 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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