How Long to Read The Lives of Animals

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lives of Animals?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 19 minutes to read The Lives of Animals by J. M. Coetzee

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

Description

The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying magnitude taking place on farms and in slaughterhouses, factories, and laboratories across the world. Costello's son, a physics professor, admires her literary achievements, but dreads his mother's lecturing on animal rights at the college where he teaches. His colleagues resist her argument that human reason is overrated and that the inability to...

How long is The Lives of Animals?

The Lives of Animals by J. M. Coetzee is 136 pages long, and a total of 34,816 words.

This makes it 46% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lives of Animals Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 10 minutes to read The Lives of Animals aloud.

What Reading Level is The Lives of Animals?

The Lives of Animals is suitable for students ages 10 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.

Where Can I Buy The Lives of Animals?

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