Reading Level
What is the reading level of American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER is 5th and 6th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
Reading Time
10 hrs 22 mins
How long to read American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?
The estimated word count of American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER is 155,465 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 10 hrs 22 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 17 hrs 17 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 5 hrs 46 mins.
| American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 155,465 words | ||
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| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 17 hrs 17 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 10 hrs 22 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 5 hrs 46 mins |
- Authors
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Jeanine Cummins
More about American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
155,465 words
Word Count
for American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
400 pages
Pages
16 hours and 43 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK“Extraordinary.”―Stephen King“This book is not simply the great American novel; it’s the great novel of las Americas. It’s the great world novel! This is the international story of our times. Masterful.”―Sandra CisnerosTambién de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams.Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable.Even though she knows they’ll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with a few books he would like to buy―two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia’s husband’s tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia―trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier’s reach doesn’t extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed. It is a literary achievement filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page. It is one of the most important books for our times.Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.