How Long to Read The Swallows in the Boathouse

How Long Does it Take to Read The Swallows in the Boathouse?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Swallows in the Boathouse by Stephen L. W. Greene

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

Description

Sometimes, a historical event is so riddled with false assumptions, so replete with bad decisions, so preposterous that the only way to deal with it is metaphorically. Nowadays, that would have to include the two-term Bush years.The Boathouse is a fable in the spirit of Orwell's "Animal Farm," which, of course, took on communism.The main characters here are not Iraqis, but besieged swallows under attack and then imprisoned by the new owner of their boathouse. He is a bumbling commander-in-chief, just like you-know-who. Captain Don comes to the bird's rescue and the plot takes wings from there.The Boathouse is a simple story about lost innocence in a full-blown parody of war. It traces the border where fiction and nonfiction meet, which is where the Bush presidency, itself, dwelt. The book takes readers on a rollicking ride from an idyllic lake in Northeast US up into Canada to meet the Lord of the Black Flies in his underground lair. Along the way, the readers meet JP Winslow, the PR Pro, who brags about his efforts in starting the first Iraq War; Lisa Norstrom, the young TV journalist, who is searching for some "gravitas" in her life; Cleodis T. Cunningham, who preaches his "bio-bias" theory, and the three swallows, who, many times, seem like the most sensible beings in the book.

How long is The Swallows in the Boathouse?

The Swallows in the Boathouse by Stephen L. W. Greene is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Swallows in the Boathouse Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Swallows in the Boathouse aloud.

What Reading Level is The Swallows in the Boathouse?

The Swallows in the Boathouse 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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