Reading Level
What is the reading level of Blue Mars?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Blue Mars is 8th and 9th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Blue Mars
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 7 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 8 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
19 hrs 48 mins
How long to read Blue Mars?
The estimated word count of Blue Mars is 296,825 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 19 hrs 48 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 32 hrs 59 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 11 hrs.
| Blue Mars - 296,825 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 32 hrs 59 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 19 hrs 48 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 11 hrs |
- Authors
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Kim Stanley Robinson
More about Blue Mars
296,825 words
Word Count
for Blue Mars
31 hours and 55 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
On the brink of completing the terraforming effort on Mars, colonists find their work complicated by a crisis on Earth, new colonization projects on Jupiter and Saturn, and the onset of a Martian ice age.