How long does it take to read The Human Comedy?
The Human Comedy by William Saroyan takes about 4 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1943. 242 pages, about 66,550 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 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 57 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Widow and three orphan children in small California town make a go of life.
Subjects: Families, Family, Fiction, California, fiction, Fiction, family life, Famille
