How long does it take to read The Center of the World?
Andreas Steinhöfel
The Center of the World by Andreas Steinhöfel takes about 8 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 48 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2005. 480 pages, about 132,000 words. Written for children.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As he works through his often difficult relationships with his single mother, distant twin sister, his first boyfriend, and an odd assortment of friends, a teenage boy learns about the wounds and healing brought by love.
Subjects: Families, Interpersonal relations, Family life, Coming of age, Homosexuality, Fiction
