How long does it take to read Outside Over There?
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 40 pages, about 11,000 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride.
Subjects: Goblins, Families, Mental Depression, Juvenile fiction, Sisters, Fiction
