How long does it take to read Dark Star Safari?
overland from Cairo to Cape Town
Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux takes about 9 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 5 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2002. 495 pages, about 136,125 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"A rich and insightful travel book in the tradition that made Paul Theroux's reputation, Dark Star Safari takes us the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, forgotten train, and rusting steamer. Theroux confronts delay, discomfort, bullets, and bad food while encountering a remarkable mix of places and people. Beginning in Cairo and ending in Cape Town, he goes on the ultimate safari to the true heart of Africa, not the lavish game parks with overfed guests but the small villages of the bush and the filthy chaotic cities that define this forgotten continent"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Journeys, Description and travel, Africa, description and travel, Travel
