How long does it take to read Rickshaw Boy?
She Lao
Rickshaw Boy by She Lao takes about 4 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1945. 232 pages, about 63,800 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Young boy, taught by ancient maxims, is confused by modern trends in Peking.
Subjects: Fiction, Rickshaw men, Poor