How long does it take to read Empty World?
Empty World by John Christopher takes about 2 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 33 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1977. 139 pages, about 38,225 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a deadly virus kills off most of the world's population, a teenaged boy tries to survive in a seemingly empty England.
Subjects: Fiction, Science fiction, Survival, Epidemics, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction
