How long does it take to read Between Time and Timbuktu?
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Between Time and Timbuktu by Kurt Vonnegut takes about 5 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1972. 276 pages, about 75,900 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: American drama, Fiction, general
