How long does it take to read Cereus Blooms at Night?
Shani Mootoo
Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo takes about 4 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 249 pages, about 68,475 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, this haunting and evocative debut novel unveils the mystery surrounding the aging Mala Ramchandin--a suspected murderess--and the tempestuous history of her family.
Subjects: Fiction, Male nurses, Nursing home patients, Gay nurses, Politics and government, Social conditions
