How long does it take to read The Loner?
Ester Wier
The Loner by Ester Wier takes about 2 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 52 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1963. 156 pages, about 42,900 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A lonely boy who has no home and works as a migrant laborer makes friends with a sheep-raising family.
Subjects: Fiction, Migrant labor, Shepherds, Dogs, Orphans, Juvenile fiction
