How long does it take to read No-no Boy?
John Okada
No-no Boy by John Okada takes about 4 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1957. 260 pages, about 71,500 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 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Japanese-American decides not to serve in the war. The book unfolds the societal and familial consequences he faces for that decision.
Subjects: Japanese Americans, Fiction, rising sun, Concentration camps, Fiction, historical, Fiction, political
