How long does it take to read Odale's Choice?
Odale's Choice by Kamau Brathwaite takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 32 pages, about 8,800 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Odale hears her brother has been killed she is sad; but when she hears that her uncle Creon has forbidden anyone from burying the body, her heart is heavy. She feels she must do the right thing but in a situation such as this what is right?: Man's law or The Gods'. Odale is forced to make a decision, its outcome will startle everyone, It's a decision of life or death.
Subjects: burial, africa, bravey, laws, play, dramatic
