It takes the average reader 5 hours and 49 minutes to read The Mechanics of Wonder by Gary Westfahl
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In his "true history of science fiction," Westfahl (U. of California- Riverside), columnist for Interzone magazine and author of several books on this genre, makes a case for Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660 (1925) as being the science fiction novel that launched the genre. The author also evaluates the importance of John W. Campbell's theories, and critiques Heinlein's Beyond the Horizon. Name index only. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Mechanics of Wonder by Gary Westfahl is 344 pages long, and a total of 87,376 words.
This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 57 minutes to read The Mechanics of Wonder aloud.
The Mechanics of Wonder is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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