How long does it take to read Tortilla Flat?
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck takes about 4 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 8 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1935. 225 pages, about 61,875 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 89 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a "Camelot" on a shabby hillside above Monterey on the California coast and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. As Steinbeck chronicles their thoughts and emotions, temptations and lusts, he spins a tale as compelling, and ultimately as touched by sorrow, as the famous legends of the Round Table. This is the first of a trilogy, along with 'Cannery Row' and 'Sweet Thursday.'
Subjects: Poor, Fiction, Hispanic Americans, Poverty, American fiction, Monterey (calif.), fiction
