How long does it take to read Hombre?
Hombre by Elmore Leonard takes about 3 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1980. 195 pages, about 53,625 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is the basis for the Paul Newman movie of the same name. Set in 19th century Arizona, it's about a white man raised Apache who rides a stagecoach that is robbed en route. The varied characters and their interactions is what stands out. Racism is one of the topics/attitudes that is prominent.
Subjects: Stagecoach robberies, Apache Indians, Racism, Fiction, Western, Fiction, westerns
