How long does it take to read The River Why?
The River Why by David James Duncan, Dick Hill takes about 5 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 294 pages, about 80,850 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Leaving behind a madcap, fishing-obsessed family, Gus embarks on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery along his beloved Oregon rivers. What he unexpectedly finds is man's wanton destruction of nature and a burning desire to commit himself to its preservation. The River Why is a tale that gives a contemporary voice to the concerns and hopes of all living things on this beautiful, watery planet. It is the story of one man's search for meaning, for love, and for a sane way to live.
Subjects: Fiction, Fly fishing, Fishing stories, Fishing, Fiction, general
