How long does it take to read The Big Wave?
The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1947. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.
Subjects: Japan, fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Boys, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Ocean waves
