How long does it take to read In the Heart of the Sea?
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 320 pages, about 88,000 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage to hunt whales. Fifteen months later, the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale.
Subjects: Sperm whale, National Book Award Winner, Whaleboats, Essex (Whaleship), Nonfiction, Essex (Ship)
