How long does it take to read The Rifle?
The Rifle by Gary Paulsen takes about 1 hour 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 56 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1995. 105 pages, about 28,875 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A priceless, handcrafted rifle, fired throughout the American Revolution, is passed down through the years until it fires on a fateful Christmas Eve of 1994.
Subjects: History, Rifles, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction
