Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Color of Air: A Novel is 6th and 7th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 6 |
SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 8 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
The estimated word count of The Color of Air: A Novel is 86,955 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 48 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 9 hrs 40 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 14 mins.
The Color of Air: A Novel - 86,955 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 9 hrs 40 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 48 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 14 mins |
for The Color of Air: A Novel
PARADE’s Best Books to Read this SummerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Women of the Silk and The Samurai's Garden comes a gorgeous and evocative historical novel about a Japanese-American family set against the backdrop of Hawai’i's sugar plantations.Daniel Abe, a young doctor in Chicago, is finally coming back to Hawai'i. He has his own reason for returning to his childhood home, but it is not to revisit the past, unlike his Uncle Koji. Koji lives with the memories of Daniel’s mother, Mariko, the love of his life, and the scars of a life hard-lived. He can’t wait to see Daniel, who he’s always thought of as a son, but he knows the time has come to tell him the truth about his mother, and his father. But Daniel’s arrival coincides with the awakening of the Mauna Loa volcano, and its dangerous path toward their village stirs both new and long ago passions in their community.Alternating between past and present—from the day of the volcano eruption in 1935 to decades prior—The Color of Air interweaves the stories of Daniel, Koji, and Mariko to create a rich, vibrant, bittersweet chorus that celebrates their lifelong bond to one other and to their immigrant community. As Mauna Loa threatens their lives and livelihoods, it also unearths long held secrets simmering below the surface that meld past and present, revealing a path forward for them all.