How Long to Read The Gate of Two Snakes

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gate of Two Snakes?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read The Gate of Two Snakes by L.H. May

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

Description

The book is about Americans in love in Peru in 1973-74, when Watergate preoccupied everybody back home, when Allende had just been overthrown in Chile, and things weren't very stable around or between the characters. The title refers to their garden gate in Cuzco, which had a stone lintel with twin serpents. He took it as a propitious sign for renewal of their love, since the snake meant good luck and prosperity for the Incas. Of course in Eden it meant the opposite, an ambiguity he appreciated as he reported on the aftermath of the Allende coup and the return of Peron, whiile trying to make it as a foreign correpondent so he could be with Liz, a photographer based in Cuzco. Peru seemed stable by comparison to DC, an inversion of the usual political stability of North versus South America, but in impoverished Ayacucho Province a Maoist rebel group, Sendero Luminoso, had arisen and Liz had been taking photos there the summer before, creating problems with the government they didn't need in addition to personal concerns with free love and open marriage, black market and stolen art, so chaos inside their gate as well as outside.

How long is The Gate of Two Snakes?

The Gate of Two Snakes by L.H. May is 346 pages long, and a total of 88,576 words.

This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gate of Two Snakes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read The Gate of Two Snakes aloud.

What Reading Level is The Gate of Two Snakes?

The Gate of Two Snakes 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.

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