How long does it take to read Wilt?
Wilt by Tom Sharpe takes about 4 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 254 pages, about 69,850 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 37 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Wilt is given to elaborate and vindictive fantasies about his wife, the massive, domineering Eva. But when Eva becomes a Missing Person, following an embarrassing incident at a party they both attend, the police want to question Wilt.
Subjects: Henry Wilt (Fictitious character), Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, College teachers, England, fiction, College teachers, fiction
