How long does it take to read Oil on Water?
Oil on Water by Helon Habila takes about 4 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 232 pages, about 63,800 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 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two journalists from Nigeria search for the kidnapped wife of a British oil engineer and in the process uncover a corrupt world of oil, violence and power.
Subjects: Kidnapping victims, Fiction, Petroleum industry and trade, Corruption, Journalists, Fiction, suspense
