How long does it take to read The River Between?
The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo takes about 3 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1965. 167 pages, about 45,925 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Some follow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity. Others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to a line of prophets. He struggles to educate the tribe--a task he sees as the only unifying link between the two factions--but his plans for the future raise issue which will determine both his and the Gikuyu's survival" -- back cover.
Subjects: Fiction, Kikuyu (African people), Missions, History, Fiction, general, Kenya, fiction
