How long does it take to read The Diviners?
The Diviners by Margaret Laurence takes about 8 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 34 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1974. 467 pages, about 128,425 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town made her a fighter, a cynic, a romantic. A failed marriage, a heartbreaking affair and solitude forced her to develop a special way of being with a life strengthened by dignity and the ability to give and receive love.
Subjects: Fiction, general, Canada, fiction, Canadian literature (English), Fiction, Women, Canadian fiction