How long does it take to read Halfway to the Stars?
Halfway to the Stars by Jane Donnelly takes about 3 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1971. 189 pages, about 51,975 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Shena thought she had fallen in love with Rob at first sight - until she met his brother Cal, whose life was spent in "the lonely places and the high hills," and who had a fixation that women were the dimmer sex. She joked, "I shall rely on my fascination to make him my slave. I'll have him grovelling at my feet. Why should he be able to resist me?" Unfortunately he heard every word!
