How long does it take to read Starman Jones?
Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein takes about 4 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Heinlein juveniles
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About 4 hours 47 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1953. 261 pages, about 71,775 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When his stepmother's remarriage drives him from home, Max and a hobo fake their way into the Space Stewards, Cooks, and Purser's Clerks brotherhood to get an opportunity for space travel in an age when only the wealthy are privileged.
Subjects: Science fiction, Children's stories, American Science fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Time travel, Fiction
