How long does it take to read The Bachman Books?
The Bachman Books by Stephen King takes about 16 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 16 hours 32 minutes
A long haul
First published 1985. 902 pages, about 248,050 words.
34 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 27 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 16 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Omnibus collection of four early Bachman novels (Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man) and the essay "Why I Was Bachman"
Subjects: Game shows, Television game shows, Fiction, Suspense, science fiction, dystopia
