How long does it take to read Desolation Island?
Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian takes about 5 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 5 of Aubrey-Maturin series
Previous: The Mauritius Command Next: The Fortune of War
About 5 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 325 pages, about 89,375 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 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 40 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail to Australia with a hold full of convicts. On board is a beautiful and dangerous spy, and a treacherous disease which decimates the crew.
Subjects: Ship captains, Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character), Naval History, Ship physicians, Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character), Fiction
