How long does it take to read Island?
Island by Richard Laymon takes about 7 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1995. 428 pages, about 117,700 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The novel is structured as a series of journal entries made by Rupert, a young man who finds himself stranded on an island in the Bahamas (along with six other people) when their yacht mysteriously explodes. After an ax-wielding maniac claims the lives of two of the castaways, Rupert and the other survivors are forced to try and outwit the mysterious killer in order to save their lives.
Subjects: Fiction, general
