How long does it take to read Harvest of Thorns?
Harvest of Thorns by Shimmer Chinodya takes about 5 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 277 pages, about 76,175 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tells the story of Benjamin Tichafa, who grows up in the turbulence of the 1960s and experiences an adolescence dominated by political events in Zimbabwe. Benjamin is torn between the demands of parental discipline and the attraction of new ideas and beliefs. He leaves school to join the freedom fighters.
Subjects: Zimbabwean fiction (English), History, Fiction
