How long does it take to read Galatea?
Galatea by Madeline Miller takes about 1 hour 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 23 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2013. 75 pages, about 20,625 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost…
Subjects: Artists, fiction, Greece, fiction, Fiction, general
