How long does it take to read Eastern Sun, Winter Moon?
An Autobiographical Odyssey
Eastern Sun, Winter Moon by Gary Paulsen takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this memoir of a World War II childhood, Paulsen paints a haunting self-portrait of a young boy drawn helplessly into the physical and emotional violence of the adult world.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Americans, Biography, Travel, Childhood and youth, American Authors