How long does it take to read The Greatest?
The Greatest by Walter Dean Myers takes about 3 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 41 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 201 pages, about 55,275 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 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Biography, Boxers (Sports), African americans, biography
