Reading Level
What is the reading level of Humboldt's Gift ?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Humboldt's Gift is 6th and 7th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Humboldt's Gift
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
Reading Time
11 hrs 13 mins
How long to read Humboldt's Gift (Penguin Modern Classics)?
The estimated word count of Humboldt's Gift (Penguin Modern Classics) is 168,175 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 11 hrs 13 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 18 hrs 42 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 6 hrs 14 mins.
| Humboldt's Gift (Penguin Modern Classics) - 168,175 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 18 hrs 42 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 11 hrs 13 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 6 hrs 14 mins |
- Authors
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Saul Bellow
More about Humboldt's Gift
168,175 words
Word Count
for Humboldt's Gift (Penguin Modern Classics)
512 pages
Pages
18 hours and 5 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
Charlie Citrine, suffering from steadily worsening troubles with women, career, and life in general, receives unexpected aid and comfort in the form of a belated bequest from his onetime friend and mentor, the poet Von Humboldt Fleisher