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How long does it take to read The Golden Bull?

Marjorie Cowley

The Golden Bull by Marjorie Cowley takes about 3 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 47 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2008. 206 pages, about 56,650 words. Written for children.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 18 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 47 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 22 minutes

The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

During a severe drought in Mesopotamia in 2600 B.C., when their parents can no longer support them, Jomar and his sister Zefa are sent to the city of Ur, where Jomar is apprenticed to a goldsmith and Zefa must try to find a way to keep from becoming a slave. Includes author's note on the history of the region.

Subjects: Juvenile fiction, History, Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Apprentices, Siblings

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