How Long to Read The Seal Wife

How Long Does it Take to Read The Seal Wife?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The Seal Wife by Kathryn Harrison

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

Description

Stunning, hypnotic, spare, The Seal Wife is the masterly new novel by Kathryn Harrison, “a writer of extraordinary gifts” (Tobias Wolff). Set in Alaska in 1915, it tells the story of a young scientist’s consuming love for a woman known as the Aleut, a woman who never speaks, who refuses to reveal so much as her name. Born and educated in midwestern cities, Bigelow is sent north by the United States government to establish a weather observatory in Anchorage. But what could have prepared him for the loneliness of a railroad town with more than two thousand men and only a handful of women, or...

How long is The Seal Wife?

The Seal Wife by Kathryn Harrison is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Seal Wife Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The Seal Wife aloud.

What Reading Level is The Seal Wife?

The Seal Wife 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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