Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship is 9th and 10th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship is 67,270 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 4 hrs 30 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 7 hrs 29 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 30 mins.
C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship - 67,270 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 7 hrs 29 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 4 hrs 30 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 30 mins |
for C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship
An Oxford student of C.S. Lewis's said he found his new tutor interesting, and was told by J.R.R. Tolkien, 'Interesting? Yes, he's certainly that. You'll never get to the bottom of him.' You can learn a great deal about people by their friends and nowhere is this more true than in the case of C.S. Lewis, the remarkable academic, author, populariser of faith - and creator of Narnia. He lost his mother early in life, and became estranged from his father, much to his regret. Throughout his life, key relationships mattered deeply to him, from his early days in the north of Ireland and his schooldays in England, as still a teenager in the trenches of World War One, and then later in Oxford. The friendships he cultivated throughout his life proved to be vital, influencing his thoughts, his beliefs and his writings. What did Arthur Greeves, a life-long friend from his adolescence, bring to him? How did J.R.R. Tolkien, and the other members of the now famous Inklings, shape him? Why, in his early twenties, did he move in with a single mother twice his age, Janie Moore, and live with her for so many years until her death? And why did he choose to marry so late? What of the relationship with his alcoholic and gifted brother, who eventually joined his unusual household? In this sparkling new biography, which draws on material not previously published, Colin Duriez brings C.S. Lewis and his friendships to life.