How long does it take to read The Ministry of Utmost Happiness?
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy takes about 8 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 30 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2017. 464 pages, about 127,600 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"An epic novel of love and history and the perseverance of the human spirit in the face of loss and tragedy"--
Subjects: Fiction, Interpersonal relations, Self-realization, Literary, Family Life, Cultural Heritage