How long does it take to read Dogsong?
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen takes about 3 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 177 pages, about 48,675 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up. Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of dogs in the village, understands Russel's longing for the old ways and the songs that celebrated them. But Oogruk cannot give Russel the answers he seeks; the old man can only prepare him for what he must do alone. Driven by a strange, powerful dream of a long-ago self and by a burning desire to find his own song, Russel takes Oogruk's dogs on an epic journey of self-discovery that will change his life forever.
Subjects: Dogsledding, Eskimos, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Self-perception, Sled dogs
