How long does it take to read Up the Walls of the World?
Up the Walls of the World by James Tiptree, Jr. takes about 5 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 319 pages, about 87,725 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Human telepaths receive calls for help from an endangered world. However, the interstellar being threatening them, may be trying to help.
Subjects: Military research, Human-alien encounters, Extrasensory perception, Fiction, Life on other planets, Telepathy
