How long does it take to read Island of the Lost?
Joan Druett
Island of the Lost by Joan Druett takes about 5 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 12 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2007. 284 pages, about 78,100 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Telling the true story of two similar shipwreck tragedies that have drastically different outcomes, award-winning maritime historian Druett tells a gripping cautionary tale about leadership, endurance, human ingenuity, and the tenuous line between order and chaos.
Subjects: Grafton (Schooner), Shipwrecks, Invercauld (Ship), Description and travel, Shipwreck survival
