How long does it take to read You're Only Old Once!?
A Book for Obsolete Children
You're Only Old Once! by Dr. Seuss takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1986. 48 pages, about 13,200 words.
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 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Humor, Aging, Physicians, Periodic health examinations, Wit and humor in medicine, Health facilities
