How long does it take to read Blueback?
Blueback by Tim Winton takes about 1 hour 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1958. 96 pages, about 26,400 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An achingly beautiful story about family, belonging and living a life in tune with the environment, from one of Australia's best loved authors.
Subjects: Fiction, Fishers, Diving, Fishes, Fables
