How many pages is Desolation Island?

Desolation Island is about 325 pages. That is the median across the 40 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.

How many days to read Desolation Island at 30 minutes a day?

About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 23 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.

What number is Desolation Island in the Aubrey–Maturin series?

Desolation Island is book 5 in Aubrey–Maturin by Patrick O'Brian.

Reading time

How long does it take to read Desolation Island?

Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian is about 325 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 12 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 41 min

Desolation Island · Patrick O'Brian · first published 1978

Pages: 325
30 min a day: 12 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm	7 h 31 min
Average adult · 238 wpm	5 h 41 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm	4 h 31 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm	3 h 23 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

Or your own:wpm

15 minutes a day	23 days
30 minutes a day	12 days
45 minutes a day	8 days
60 minutes a day	6 days

Page count: median of 40 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#5 in Aubrey–Maturin

Next in the series: The Fortune of War (1979, 329 pages)

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Desolation Island: reading time questions

How many pages is Desolation Island?: Desolation Island is about 325 pages. That is the median across the 40 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Desolation Island?: About 5 h 41 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 31 min.
How many days to read Desolation Island at 30 minutes a day?: About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 23 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is Desolation Island in the Aubrey–Maturin series?: Desolation Island is book 5 in Aubrey–Maturin by Patrick O'Brian.

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Desolation Island: reading time questions

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