How long does it take to read Dr. Franklin's Island?
Ann Halam
Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam takes about 4 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 30 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2002. 245 pages, about 67,375 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When their plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean, three science students are left stranded on a tropical island and then imprisoned by a doctor who is performing horrifying experiments on humans involving the transfer of animal genes.
Subjects: Genetic engineering, Fiction, Science fiction, Islands, Castaways, Survival
