How Long to Read Walking the Bowl

By Chris Lockhart

How Long Does it Take to Read Walking the Bowl?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Walking the Bowl by Chris Lockhart

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

Description

A New York Times Notable Book An NPR Best Book of the Year For readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in contemporary Zambia whose lives are drawn together and forever altered by the mysterious murder of a fellow street child. Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, Walking the Bowl immerses readers in the daily lives of four unforgettable characters: Lusabilo, a determined waste picker; Kapula, a burned-out brothel worker; Moonga, a former rock crusher turned beggar; and Timo, an ambitious gang leader. These children navigate the violent and poverty-stricken underworld of Lusaka, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities. When the dead body of a ten-year-old boy is discovered under a heap of garbage in Lusaka’s largest landfill, a murder investigation quickly heats up due to the influence of the victim’s mother and her far-reaching political connections. The children’s lives become more closely intertwined as each child engages in a desperate bid for survival against forces they could never have imagined. Gripping and fast-paced, the book exposes the perilous aspects of street life through the eyes of the children who survive, endure and dream there, and what emerges is an ultimately hopeful story about human kindness and how one small good deed, passed on to others, can make a difference in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

How long is Walking the Bowl?

Walking the Bowl by Chris Lockhart is 313 pages long, and a total of 79,189 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Walking the Bowl Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 12 minutes to read Walking the Bowl aloud.

What Reading Level is Walking the Bowl?

Walking the Bowl 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.

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