How long does it take to read The Hungry Tide?
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Yaʻel Akhmon takes about 6 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2004. 377 pages, about 103,675 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Off the easternmost coast of India lies the immense archipelago of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans. Life there is precarious, ruled by the tides and the constant threat of attacks by Bengal tigers. Into this small community come two seekers from different worlds, whose lives collide with tragic consequences.
Subjects: Ecological disturbances, Tides, Fiction, Rural poor, Americans, Women scientists
