How long does it take to read To Build a Fire?
To Build a Fire by Jack London takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1960. 48 pages, about 13,200 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A man travels across the Yukon with only a dog as his companion. He believes he has all the skill and preparations ready to survive it.
Subjects: Fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Yukon, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
