How long does it take to read The Killer Angels?
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara takes about 6 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 374 pages, about 102,850 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Killer Angels (1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of the four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 30, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. The story is character-driven and told from the perspective of various protagonists.
Subjects: Battle of Gettysburg, American Civil War, Romans, War stories, Fiction, United States Civil War
