How long does it take to read The Lieutenant?
The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville takes about 5 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 307 pages, about 84,425 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A gripping story about friendship, self-discovery, and the power of language, set along the unspoiled shores of 1788 New South Wales.
Subjects: Penal colonies, Fiction, History, Fiction, historical, general, Astronauts, fiction, Scientists, fiction
