Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of A Burning is 5th and 6th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
SMOG Index | Grade 7 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 6 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
The estimated word count of A Burning is 68,510 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 4 hrs 35 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 7 hrs 37 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 33 mins.
A Burning - 68,510 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 7 hrs 37 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 4 hrs 35 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 33 mins |
for A Burning
A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK!For readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies—and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.In this National Book Award Longlist honoree and “gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary” (USA Today), Jivan is a Muslim girl from the slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir is an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party, and finds that his own ascent becomes linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely—an irresistible outcast whose exuberant voice and dreams of glory fill the novel with warmth and hope and humor—has the alibi that can set Jivan free, but it will cost her everything she holds dear. Taut, symphonic, propulsive, and riveting from its opening lines, A Burning has the force of an epic while being so masterfully compressed it can be read in a single sitting. Majumdar writes with dazzling assurance at a breakneck pace on complex themes that read here as the components of a thriller: class, fate, corruption, justice, and what it feels like to face profound obstacles and yet nurture big dreams in a country spinning toward extremism. An extraordinary debut.