How long does it take to read Blue Highways?
Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon takes about 7 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1981. 430 pages, about 118,250 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After being laid off from his college teaching position, the author traversed the United States on lesser roads, shown in blue on old road maps.
Subjects: Description and travel, Travel, United states, description and travel, Automobile travel, Social conditions, Description
