How long does it take to read You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China?
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China by Jacqueline Morley takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2002. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Forced labor, Literatura juvenil, Diseño y construcción, Great Wall of China (China), Slavery, Gran Muralla China (China)