Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Miss Benson's Beetle: A Novel is 6th and 7th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
SMOG Index | Grade 7 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 6 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
The estimated word count of Miss Benson's Beetle: A Novel is 112,220 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 7 hrs 29 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 12 hrs 29 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 10 mins.
Miss Benson's Beetle: A Novel - 112,220 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 12 hrs 29 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 7 hrs 29 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 4 hrs 10 mins |
for Miss Benson's Beetle: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A beautifully written, extraordinary quest in which two ordinary, overlooked women embark on an unlikely scientific expedition to the South Seas.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes an uplifting, irresistible novel about two women on a life-changing adventure, where they must risk everything, break all the rules, and discover their best selves—together.She’s going too far to go it alone. It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson, a schoolteacher and spinster, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of her childhood obsession: an insect that may or may not exist—the golden beetle of New Caledonia. When she advertises for an assistant to accompany her, the woman she ends up with is the last person she had in mind. Fun-loving Enid Pretty in her tight-fitting pink suit and pom-pom sandals seems to attract trouble wherever she goes. But together these two British women find themselves drawn into a cross-ocean adventure that exceeds all expectations and delivers something neither of them expected to find: the transformative power of friendship. Praise for Miss Benson’s Beetle“A hilarious jaunt into the wilderness of women’s friendship and the triumph of outrageous dreams.”—Kirkus Reviews