How Long to Read The Kept

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kept?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read The Kept by James Scott

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

Description

With shades of Charles Portis, Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O’Connor, this is a gothic western transferred to the ice-locked wilds of upstate New York at the turn of the 20th century; a brutal and searing debut novel about a mother’s obsession and a son’s search for answers in the wake of a terrible and violent tragedy. In the winter of 1897, midwife Elspeth Howell returns to her isolated farmstead to find her husband and four of her five children murdered. Before she discovers her remaining son, Caleb, alive and hiding in the kitchen pantry, she is shot. Caleb nurses his mother back to...

How long is The Kept?

The Kept by James Scott is 368 pages long, and a total of 94,944 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kept Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 38 minutes to read The Kept aloud.

What Reading Level is The Kept?

The Kept 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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