It takes the average reader 9 hours and 20 minutes to read The Way Things Were by Aatish Taseer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Skanda's father, Toby, has died, estranged from Toby's mother and from the India he loved. Skanda is tasked with fulfilling Toby's final wish and returning his ashes to his birthplace. It is a journey that takes him from Manhattan to Delhi, and deep into the story of his family: in particular, to a night three decades earlier, when an act of shocking violence forced his parents' fragile marriage apart. Set at flashpoints in 1975, 1984, 1992 and the present day, The Way Things Were shows how our most deeply personal stories are shaped by ancient history and volatile politics; how the life of a...
The Way Things Were by Aatish Taseer is 560 pages long, and a total of 140,000 words.
This makes it 189% the length of the average book. It also has 171% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 45 minutes to read The Way Things Were aloud.
The Way Things Were is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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