How long does it take to read Heroes?
Heroes by Robert Cormier takes about 2 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 30 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1998. 136 pages, about 37,400 words. Written for young adults.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After serving in the United States Army in World War II and having his face blown off by a grenade, Francis, a young soldier, returns home hoping to find--and kill--the former childhood hero he feels betrayed him.
Subjects: Young adult fiction, Disfigured men, Eighteen-year-old men, Betrayal, Revenge, Fiction
