About This Book
The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman in this beautifully illustrated queer historical cozy fantasy, as a young Puerto Rican immigrant goes through a journey of love and self-discovery after capturing a merman for a Coney Island sideshow act in turn-of-the 20th century New York. "A lushly il...
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10h 34m
slow reader
180 WPM
7h 37m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 26m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 114,125 words📅 16 days at 30 min/day
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7 h 37 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
8 h 27 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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12 h 41 min
Audio 2x
6 h 20 min
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