How long does it take to read The Black Pearl?
The Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell takes about 2 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 25 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 132 pages, about 36,300 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 | 4 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 35 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.
Subjects: Manta rays, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Coming of age, Pearl divers, Pearl diving
