How long does it take to read Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea?
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Coles Editorial Board
Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea by Coles Editorial Board takes about 11 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 46 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1944. 642 pages, about 176,550 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
