How long does it take to read Potiki?
Patricia Grace
Potiki by Patricia Grace takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 192 pages, about 52,800 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is about the Tamihana family who faces many problems. A disabled boy comes into their life out of nowhere but is immediately becomes a part of the family. The community is brought together by this one child because he also comes with a special gift of knowing. Unfortunately, this family hits a turning point. There is some unfinished business from the past that comes into play with their lives again.
Subjects: Fiction, Maori (New Zealand people), Traditional farming, Real estate developers, Fiction, general, New zealand, fiction
