How long does it take to read Silent Spring?
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson takes about 6 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 336 pages, about 92,400 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 57 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This account of the effects of pesticides on the environment launched the environmental movement in America.
Subjects: Pesticides, Biological control, Toxicology, Pesticides and wildlife, Insect pests, Environmental aspects of Pesticides
