It takes the average reader 8 hours to read The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Sachi is an ordinary girl growing up in rural Japan. Yet she has always felt different, her pale skin and fine features setting her apart from her friends and family. She does not know that her life is about to change, and that she will soon be taken to the Women's Palace in Edo where courtly etiquette and ancient ritual dominate - and where she will be chosen as the concubine of the young ruler, the shogun. But Japan is changing. The Black Ships from the West have come bearing foreigners eager for trade and riches. As civil war erupts, Sachi and her loyal friend Taki flee for their lives...
The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer is 480 pages long, and a total of 120,000 words.
This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read The Last Concubine aloud.
The Last Concubine 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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