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How long does it take to read The Back Of The Turtle?

Thomas King

The Back Of The Turtle by Thomas King takes about 9 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 9 hours 41 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2014. 528 pages, about 145,200 words.

20 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 16 hours 8 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 9 hours 41 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 6 hours 3 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

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