Reading Level
What is the reading level of The Hours: A Novel ?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Hours: A Novel is 8th and 9th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The Hours: A Novel
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 9 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
1 hrs 10 mins
How long to read The Hours: A Novel (Picador Modern Classics)?
The estimated word count of The Hours: A Novel (Picador Modern Classics) is 17,360 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 1 hrs 10 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 56 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 0 hrs 39 mins.
| The Hours: A Novel (Picador Modern Classics) - 17,360 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 1 hrs 56 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 1 hrs 10 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 0 hrs 39 mins |
- Authors
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Michael Cunningham
More about The Hours: A Novel
17,360 words
Word Count
for The Hours: A Novel (Picador Modern Classics)
1 hour and 52 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
Beautifully repackaged as part of the Picador Modern Classics series, this special edition is small enough to fit in your pocket and bold enough to stand out on your bookshelf.In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. The narrative of Woolf's last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Samuel, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend Clarissa, who strives to forge a balanced and rewarding life in spite of the demands of friends, lovers, and family.Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, this is Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date.