How long does it take to read The Sun Shines Bright?
The Sun Shines Bright by Isaac Asimov takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1981. 250 pages, about 68,750 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Collection of seventeen nonfiction science essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Out, Damned Spot! The Sun Shines Bright The Noblest Metal of Them All How Little? Siriusly Speaking Below the Horizon Just Thirty Years A Long Day's Journey The Inconstant Moon The Useless Metal Neutrality! The Finger of God Clone, Clone of My Own Alas, All Human The Unsecret Weapon More Crowded! Nice Guys Finish First!
Subjects: Astronomy, Science, Addresses, essays, lectures, Sun, Astronomía, Obras de divulgación