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How long does it take to read Nova Express?

William S. Burroughs

Nova Express by William S. Burroughs takes about 3 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Part of The Nova Trilogy

Previous: The Ticket That Exploded

About 3 hours 17 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1964. 179 pages, about 49,225 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 28 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 17 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 3 minutes

The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

In this novel of future violence and corruption, the anarchic Nova Mob descends on humankind, while the Nova Police try to match them.

Subjects: Ciencia-ficción, Fiction, general, American Science fiction, Drug abuse, Fiction, LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy

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