How long does it take to read The Sea?
The Sea by John Banville takes about 4 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 233 pages, about 64,075 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Following the death of his wife, Max Morden retreats to the seaside town of his childhood summers, where his own life becomes inextricably entwined with the members of the vacationing Grace family.
Subjects: Man Booker Prize Winner, Aging, Widowers, Death, Autobiographical memory, Irish Psychological fiction
