How long does it take to read The Fifth Child?
The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing takes about 3 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 168 pages, about 46,200 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 42 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A self-satisfied couple intent on raising a happy family is shocked by the birth of an abnormal and brutal fifth child.
Subjects: English fiction, Ben Lovatt (Fictitious character), Gangs, Cruelty, Rejection (Psychology), Children with disabilities
