How long does it take to read Running in the Family?
Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje takes about 3 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 207 pages, about 56,925 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 35 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Michael Ondaatje's story of his family is a journey through memory and imagination to reconstruct the life his parents and grandparents once led. Recollected experience and legendary family scandals kaleidoscope to give a portrait of a lost time and place, with eccentric characters and captivating scenes set against a colonial empire in decline. -- P. [4] of Cover.
Subjects: Authors, Canadian, Biography, Canadian Authors, Canadian Poets, Childhood and youth, Poets, Canadian (English)
