How long does it take to read A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea?
Melissa Fleming
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by Melissa Fleming takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2017. 304 pages, about 83,600 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The story of a young Syrian refugee's attempt to reach Sweden, focusing on her ordeal in icy waters after the dilapidated fishing vessel in which she was traveling--along with 500 others--sinks.
Subjects: Emigration and immigration, Refugees, Government policy, History, Refugees, middle east, Syria, history
