How long does it take to read Apollo 8?
Apollo 8 by Jeffrey Kluger takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2017. 320 pages, about 88,000 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Recounts the bold but dangerous mission to secure America's position as the first nation to reach the moon, revealing the dangers endured by its crew and the ways the mission brought renewal to a country ravaged by assassinations and war.
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.), Space flight to the moon, HISTORY, Expeditions & Discoveries, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Aeronautics & Astronautics
