It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
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The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.
This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read The Orchard of Lost Souls aloud.
The Orchard of Lost Souls 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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