How long does it take to read The Windmill of Kalakos?
The Windmill of Kalakos by Iris Danbury takes about 3 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 188 pages, about 51,700 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 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Jacynth first went to Rhodes to work for Mallory Breridon she found him stern and difficult to please. But when they gradually developed a more amicable relationship, Jacynth wished he needed her as a person, not just as an efficient secretary!