How long does it take to read Travels with Charley?
in search of America
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck takes about 4 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 259 pages, about 71,225 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 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 78 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1960, John Steinbeck, a writer who makes his living describing the United States, feels he has lost touch with the country after two decades in New York City and Europe. He sets out from Long Island in a custom-fitted camper truck named Rocinante, accompanied by his wife's poodle, Charley. Their route loops roughly around the nation's edges, covering nearly 10,000 miles. Along the way, Steinbeck talks with strangers, eats in roadside restaurants, and asks what Americans are like today, while weighing the changes he observes in the country.
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Subjects: Description and travel, Travel, Biography, American Authors, Journeys, NOVELAS ESTADOUNIDENSES
