How long does it take to read The One and Only Bob?
The One and Only Bob by K. A. Applegate takes about 6 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2020. 356 pages, about 97,900 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Bob the dog sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. Bob met Ivan and Ruby in the book, ‘The One and Only Ivan’ which is the first book, and this is the second. They met in a circus. The first one was about Ivan the gorilla and the second is about Bob the dog. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Dogs, fiction, Gorilla, fiction, Elephants, fiction, Friendship, fiction
