How long does it take to read Hiroshima?
Hiroshima by Laurence Yep takes about 1 hour 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 2 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1995. 56 pages, about 15,400 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, particularly as it affects Sachi, who becomes one of the Hiroshima Maidens.
Subjects: Atomic bomb, Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Hiroshima-shi (japan), fiction
