How long does it take to read Hungry as the Sea?
Hungry as the Sea by Wilbur Smith takes about 8 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 26 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1964. 460 pages, about 126,500 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Search and rescue operations, Salvage, Fiction, Fiction, action & adventure
