How long does it take to read Head Above Water?
Head Above Water by Buchi Emecheta takes about 4 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 243 pages, about 66,825 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Nigerian Authors, Authors, Nigerian, Women authors, Nigerian, Nigerians, Nigerian Women authors, Biography
