Reading time
How long does it take to read The Winds of War?
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk is about 960 pages, so it takes about 17 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 34 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
16 h 48 min
The Winds of War · Herman Wouk · first published 1971
- Pages
- 960
- 30 min a day
- 34 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 22 h 13 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 16 h 48 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 13 h 20 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 10 h |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 68 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 34 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 23 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 17 days |
Page count: median of 52 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Next in the series: War and Remembrance (1978, 1121 pages)
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The Winds of War: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Winds of War?
- The Winds of War is about 960 pages. That is the median across the 52 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Winds of War?
- About 16 h 48 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 13 h 20 min.
- How many days to read The Winds of War at 30 minutes a day?
- About 34 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 68 days, and at an hour a day about 17 days.
- What number is The Winds of War in the The Winds of War series?
- The Winds of War is book 1 in The Winds of War by Herman Wouk.
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