How long does it take to read The Right Stuff?
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe takes about 8 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours
A week or two of reading
First published 1973. 436 pages, about 119,900 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours |
The page count is the median across 41 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Astronautics, Astronauts, Ruimtevaart, Biography
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