How long does it take to read Java Black Book?
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Java Black Book by Steven Holzner takes about 21 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 21 hours 56 minutes
A long haul
First published 2000. 1,196 pages, about 328,900 words.
44 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 36 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 21 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 13 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.