How long does it take to read Facing the Lion?
growing up Maasai on the African savanna
Joseph Lekuton
Facing the Lion by Joseph Lekuton takes about 2 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 3 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 112 pages, about 30,800 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A member of the Masai people describes his life as he grew up in a northern Kenya village, travelled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Blacks, Masai (African people), Maasai (African people), Biography, Kindheitserinnerung
