How long does it take to read Lord of the Flies?
Lord of the Flies by William Golding takes about 4 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 30 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1954. 245 pages, about 67,375 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 192 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
William Golding's debut novel, published in 1954, follows a group of young British boys left stranded on an uninhabited island when their aeroplane crashes during a wartime evacuation. With no adults among the survivors, they elect a leader, Ralph, who sets out to organise their days and keep a signal fire burning in hopes of rescue. Rivalry with the strong-willed Jack soon tests the boys' efforts to govern themselves. Working as an allegory, the book explores how people balance order and civilisation against the pull of power and violence, and what that reveals about human nature.
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Subjects: fiction, relationships, adventure, morality, survival, childhood
