How long does it take to read The Drowned Cities?
Paolo Bacigalupi, Joshua Swanson
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi, Joshua Swanson takes about 7 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Ship Breaker Trilogy
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About 7 hours 57 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 434 pages, about 119,350 words. Written for children.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her.
Subjects: Conduct of life, Survival, Genetic engineering, Fiction, Science fiction, Soldiers
