How Long to Read The Great Fire

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Fire?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard

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

Description

The Great Fire is the winner of the 2003 National Book Award for Fiction. A great writer's sweeping story of men and women struggling to reclaim their lives in the aftermath of world conflict The Great Fire is Shirley Hazzard's first novel since The Transit of Venus, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1981. The conflagration of her title is the Second World War. In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn, from their past, to dream again. Some will fulfill their...

How long is The Great Fire?

The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Fire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Great Fire aloud.

What Reading Level is The Great Fire?

The Great Fire 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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