How long does it take to read A Small Place?
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid, Robin Miles takes about 1 hour 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 29 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1988. 81 pages, about 22,275 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As she bears witness to the sweeping corruption, dilapidated buildings and shameful legacy of Antigua's colonial past, Kincaid compels us to think about the people behind the beautiful landscape of this tiny island.
Subjects: Antiguan Novelists, Antiguan and Barbudan Novelists, Biography, Colonies, Description and travel, Homes and haunts