How long does it take to read Slake's Limbo?
Slake's Limbo by Felice Holman takes about 2 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 9 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 117 pages, about 32,175 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Thirteen year-old Aremis Slake, hounded by his fears and misfortunes, flees them into New York City's subway tunnels, never again--he believes--to emerge.
Subjects: Subways, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Adolescence, fiction, Escapes, fiction, Subways, fiction
