The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). The Iliad by Homer has 201 081 words, so the average reader would take 13 hours 25 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read The Iliad? Read a paragraph from The Iliad below to find out!
The text to read will appear here after clicking "Start reading". Once you're done reading, click the same button again and we'll calculate your words per minute and how long it would take for you to read The Iliad!