How long does it take to read The Cartoon History of the Universe?
The Cartoon History of the Universe by Larry Gonick takes about 5 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 305 pages, about 83,875 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons, Cartoons and comics, Humor, World history, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Middle ages, history
