It takes the average reader 7 hours and 42 minutes to read The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Soldier boys emerged from the darkness. Guns gleamed dully. Bullet bandoliers and scars draped their bare chests. Ugly brands scored their faces. She knew why these soldier boys had come. She knew what they sought, and she knew, too, that if they found it, her best friend would surely die. In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man--a bioengineered war beast named Tool--who is...
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi is 448 pages long, and a total of 115,584 words.
This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 31 minutes to read The Drowned Cities aloud.
The Drowned Cities 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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