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How long does it take to read Guests of the Sheik?

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

Guests of the Sheik by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea takes about 6 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 21 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1965. 346 pages, about 95,150 words.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 34 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 21 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 58 minutes

The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Autobiographical account of two year's spent in a village of southern Iraq. The author accompanied her husband, who was doing anthropological research in the area.

Subjects: Social life and customs, Women, Travel, Manners and customs, Iraq, social life and customs

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