How long does it take to read Stand on Zanzibar?
Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner takes about 10 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 34 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1968. 576 pages, about 158,400 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Originally published in 1968, Stand on Zanzibar was a breakthrough in science fiction storytelling technique, and a prophetic look at a dystopian 2010 that remains compelling today. Corporations have usurped democracy, ubiquitous information technology mediates human relationships, mass-marketed psychosomatic drugs keep billions docile, and genetic engineering is routine. Universal in reach, the world-system is out of control, and we are all its victims...and its creator"--Cover p. [4].
Subjects: Science fiction, Hugo Award Winner, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Fiction, science fiction, general, Computers, Fiction
