How long does it take to read The Man Who Rode the Thunder?
William H. Rankin
The Man Who Rode the Thunder by William H. Rankin takes about 3 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1960. 189 pages, about 51,975 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a true story of a pilot who had to eject from his plane. He was caught inside a thunder storm and what happened to him while descending to the safety of the ground. But he was aloft, caught in the storm for over 30 minutes. I read it as a young man and look forward to reading it again.
Subjects: Air pilots, Biography
