How long does it take to read Dr. Bloodmoney?
or, How we got along after the bomb
Dr. Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick takes about 5 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1970. 301 pages, about 82,775 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 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965.[1] Dick wrote the novel in 1963 with working titles In Earth's Diurnal Course and A Terran Odyssey. Ace editor Donald Wollheim however suggested the final title which references the film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).[2]
Subjects: Nuclear warfare, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Marin county (calif.), fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, general
