How long does it take to read Mess?
Mess by Dudu Busani-Dube takes about 6 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Hlomu
Previous: Iqunga Next: The End
About 6 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2020. 343 pages, about 94,325 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is the fifth book in the popular Hlomu series centered around eight Zulu brothers from Mbuba village in Greytown, KZN. Each of the books is narrated by a woman drawn into the path of the brothers. -- Publisher's description.
Subjects: South African fiction (English), Man-woman relationships, Fiction, Families, Black Women authors
