How long does it take to read K-Pax?
Gene Brewer
K-Pax by Gene Brewer takes about 4 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1995. 248 pages, about 68,200 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a new patient is brought to a mental ward claiming to be an inhabitant of a planet called K-PAX, the hospital seems to be just the place for him. But virtually everyone who meets this gentle and empathetic character is changed for the better.
Subjects: American Science fiction, Fiction, Human-alien encounters, Life on other planets, Science fiction, American, Utopias
