How long does it take to read Worstward Ho?
Worstward Ho by Samuel Beckett takes about 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 52 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1983. 47 pages, about 12,925 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Novel, Texts, English
