How long does it take to read Off the Main Sequence?
Off the Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein takes about 13 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 32 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2005. 738 pages, about 202,950 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of 27 short stories by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, including three that were never previously collected in book form. The title is a play on the astronomy concept off the main sequence, and refers to these stories not being part of Heinlein's Future History.
Subjects: Short stories, Science fiction, Nouvelles
