How Long to Read The Gift of Rain

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gift of Rain?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 30 minutes to read The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng

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

Description

The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell and has garnered comparisons to celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits. In 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton-the half-Chinese, half-English youngest child of the head of one of Penang's great trading families-feels alienated from...

How long is The Gift of Rain?

The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng is 450 pages long, and a total of 112,500 words.

This makes it 152% the length of the average book. It also has 137% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gift of Rain Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 14 minutes to read The Gift of Rain aloud.

What Reading Level is The Gift of Rain?

The Gift of Rain 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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