How long does it take to read Crow Boy?
Crow Boy by Tarō Yashima takes about 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 41 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1955. 37 pages, about 10,175 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A story of a strange, shy, small boy who is isolated by his differences from other children in a Japanese village school.
Subjects: Schools, Juvenile fiction, Teasing, Loneliness, Fiction, Children
