About This Book
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel, a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. An unfor
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Reading Time Estimates
14h 3m
slow reader
180 WPM
10h 7m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 14m
fast reader
350 WPM
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10 h 7 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
11 h 15 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
16 h 52 min
Audio 2x
8 h 26 min
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