How long does it take to read The Ballad of the Five Battles?
The Ballad of the Five Battles by Nick Joaquin takes about 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 42 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 38 pages, about 10,450 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Poetry, History, Naval, History, Naval History
