It takes the average reader 10 hours and 40 minutes to read The Marvels by Brian Selznick
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In The Marvels, Selznick crafts another remarkable artistic and bookmaking achievement that weaves together two seemingly unrelated stories-one in words, the other in pictures-with spellbinding synergy. The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run away from school to an estranged uncle's puzzling house in London, where he, along with the reader, must piece together many mysteries. Filled with mystery, vibrant...
The Marvels by Brian Selznick is 640 pages long, and a total of 160,000 words.
This makes it 216% the length of the average book. It also has 196% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 34 minutes to read The Marvels aloud.
The Marvels is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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