It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Graveyard Book aloud.
The Graveyard Book is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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