How long does it take to read The Fate of the Earth?
Jonathan Schell
The Fate of the Earth by Jonathan Schell takes about 4 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 244 pages, about 67,100 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Examines the biological, political, social, and moral consequences of nuclear warfare and asks how such a holocaust might be prevented.
Subjects: Nuclear warfare, Nuclear disarmament, Deterrence (Strategy), Atomic warfare, Gevolgen, Kernoorlog
