How long does it take to read The Dragon Can't Dance?
The Dragon Can't Dance by Earl Lovelace takes about 4 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 240 pages, about 66,000 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Takes place in port of Spain trinidad during the 40s a time when money was little but people knew how to be happy the story takes place in a shanti town on Calvary hill. The author definitely takes you back in time with his style of writing
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