How Long to Read The Vet's Daughter

How Long Does it Take to Read The Vet's Daughter?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns

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

Description

The Vet's Daughter combines shocking realism with a visionary edge. The vet lives with his bedridden wife and shy daughter Alice in a sinister London suburb. He works constantly, captive to a strange private fury, and treats his family with brutality and contempt. After his wife's death, the vet takes up with a crass, needling woman who tries to refashion Alice in her own image. And yet as Alice retreats ever deeper into a dream world, she discovers an extraordinary secret power of her own. Harrowing and haunting, like an unexpected cross between Flannery O'Connor and Stephen King, The Vet's...

How long is The Vet's Daughter?

The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Vet's Daughter Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read The Vet's Daughter aloud.

What Reading Level is The Vet's Daughter?

The Vet's Daughter is suitable for students ages 10 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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