How long does it take to read The Conch Bearer?
The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni takes about 4 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 265 pages, about 72,875 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In India, a healer invites twelve-year-old Anand to join him on a quest to return a magical conch to its safe and rightful home, high in the Himalayan mountains.
Subjects: Magic, Shells, Healers, Fiction, Voyages and travels, Juvenile fiction
