How long does it take to read The Red Pony?
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck takes about 2 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 12 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1933. 120 pages, about 33,000 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 109 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tells story of a young boy and his life on his father's ranch. Ownership of a red pony teaches ten-year-old Jody about life and death.
Subjects: Horses, Horse, Ponies, Fiction, Boys, Ranch life
