How long does it take to read The Great Game?
the struggle for empire in central Asia
The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk takes about 10 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 28 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1990. 571 pages, about 157,025 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Traces the struggle for supremacy in Central Asia between the Soviet Union and Great Britain.
Subjects: Politics and government, Relations, Intelligence service, Foreign relations, History, Asia, central, history
