How long does it take to read Player Piano?
Kurt Vonnegut, Christian Rummel
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, Christian Rummel takes about 5 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 41 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1952. 310 pages, about 85,250 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 70 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut - wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality.
Subjects: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Utopias, Computers, Science fiction
