The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). The Odyssey by Homer has 128 253 words, so the average reader would take 8 hours 33 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read The Odyssey? Read a paragraph from The Odyssey 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 Odyssey!