How Long to Read What Is the What

How Long Does it Take to Read What Is the What?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 20 minutes to read What Is the What by Dave Eggers

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

Description

What Is the What is the story of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee in war-ravaged southern Sudan who flees from his village in the mid-1980s and becomes one of the so-called Lost Boys. Valentino’s travels bring him in contact with enemy soldiers, with liberation rebels, with hyenas and lions, with disease and starvation, and with deadly murahaleen (militias on horseback)–the same sort who currently terrorize Darfur. Eventually Deng is resettled in the United States with almost 4000 other young Sudanese men, and a very different struggle begins. Based closely on true experiences, What Is the...

How long is What Is the What?

What Is the What by Dave Eggers 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read What Is the What Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 45 minutes to read What Is the What aloud.

What Reading Level is What Is the What?

What Is the What 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.

Where Can I Buy What Is the What?

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