How long does it take to read Equus?
a play
Equus by Peter Shaffer takes about 1 hour 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1973. 108 pages, about 29,700 words. Written for young adults.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A psychiatrist's probings into the mind of a young man who has blinded six horses with a spike, leaves him questioning his own purpose and the work he is doing.
Subjects: Horses, Teenage boys, English drama, Psychotherapist and patient, Crimes against, Drama
