Cover of Back to the Future

Back to the Future

  • 1985 first published
  • 152 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
  • 10 editions

Published in 1985, Back to the Future is a time-travel fiction novel by George Gipe, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. Key subjects include time travel, Emmett Brown and Marty McFly.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 24 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

It runs to roughly 152 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

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Subjects

  • Time travel
  • Emmett Brown
  • Marty McFly

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Quick answers

Who wrote Back to the Future?

Back to the Future was written by George Gipe, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis and first published in 1985.

What genre is Back to the Future?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel.

How long is Back to the Future?

The median edition has 152 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Back to the Future?

Readers who like it often enjoy Outlander, Artemis Fowl and Kindred.

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