It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Shanghai, 1937. Pearl and May are two sisters from a bourgeois family. Though their personalities are very different - Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid - they are inseparable best friends. Both are beautiful, modern and living a carefree life ... until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away the family's wealth, and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to two 'Gold Mountain' men- Americans. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, the two sisters set out on the journey of a lifetime,...
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.
This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Shanghai Girls aloud.
Shanghai Girls is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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