How Long to Read What It Takes to Be Human
By Marilyn Bowering
How Long Does it Take to Read What It Takes to Be Human?
It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read What It Takes to Be Human by Marilyn Bowering
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
What It Takes to Be Human, the haunting new novel by Orange Prize–shortlisted author Marilyn Bowering, considers the life of Sandy Grey, an idealistic young air cadet who wants nothing more than to enlist in the Second World War. Sandy’s father, a fundamentalist preacher, refuses to grant his son’s request, fearing that the world is living its very last days. When Sandy’s attempts to oppose his father turn violent, the novel takes a dramatic shift in setting into the fragmented world of an asylum for the criminally insane. Bowering pushes her characters to the very fringe of civilization,...
How long is What It Takes to Be Human?
What It Takes to Be Human by Marilyn Bowering is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read What It Takes to Be Human Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read What It Takes to Be Human aloud.
What Reading Level is What It Takes to Be Human?
What It Takes to Be Human 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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