How long does it take to read The Happy Isles of Oceania?
paddling the Pacific
The Happy Isles of Oceania by Paul Theroux takes about 9 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 43 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1992. 530 pages, about 145,750 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Beginning in New Zealand and coming to shore in Hawaii, the author explores fifty-one islands along the way in a collapsible kayak.
Subjects: Travel, Description and travel, Local History, Sea kayaking, Oceania, description and travel, Pacific area, description and travel
