How Long to Read The Pearl Diver

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pearl Diver?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Pearl Diver by Jeff Talarigo

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

Description

In 1948, a nineteen-year-old pearl diver's dreams of spending her life combing the waters of Japan’s Inland Sea are shattered when she discovers she has leprosy. By law, she is exiled to an island leprosarium, where she is stripped of her dignity and instructed to forget her past. Her name is erased from her family records, and she is forced to select a new one. To the two thousand patients on the island of Nagashima, she becomes Miss Fuji. Although drugs arrest the course of Miss Fuji's disease, she cannot leave the colony. Instead, she becomes a caretaker to the other patients, and through...

How long is The Pearl Diver?

The Pearl Diver by Jeff Talarigo is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pearl Diver Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Pearl Diver aloud.

What Reading Level is The Pearl Diver?

The Pearl Diver 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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