How long does it take to read Rising Sun?
Rising Sun by Michael Crichton takes about 7 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 19 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 399 pages, about 109,725 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Rising Sun is a 1992 novel by Michael Crichton. It was his eighth under his own name and eighteenth overall, and is about a murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of Nakamoto, a fictional Japanese corporation. The book was published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. An image of fashion model Gia Carangi is incorporated in the cover art for the original edition.
Subjects: Japanese culture, Yakuza, Los Angeles Police Department, murder, Industries, Police in fiction
