How long does it take to read Lighthouse?
a story of remembrance
Lighthouse by Robert N. Munsch takes about 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 31 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 28 pages, about 7,700 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After her grandfather's funeral, Sarah wakes her father in the middle of the night so they can go to the lighthouse her grandfather loved and remember other night-time visits there.
Subjects: Lighthouses, Fiction, Fathers and daughters, Grandfathers, Memory, Father-daughter relationship
