How long does it take to read Something of Value?
Something of Value by Robert Ruark takes about 10 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 18 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1955. 562 pages, about 154,550 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Follows the fortune of two Kenya boys, one an English guide for a big game hunter, the other a Mau Mau terrorist.
Subjects: Kikuyu (African people), Mau Mau, Fiction, History, Fiction, general
