It takes the average reader 5 hours and 46 minutes to read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is 337 pages long, and a total of 86,609 words.
This makes it 114% the length of the average book. It also has 106% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 53 minutes to read The Kite Runner aloud.
The Kite Runner 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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