How long does it take to read A Bright Shining Lie?
John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Neil Sheehan
A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan takes about 15 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 47 minutes
A long haul
First published 1900. 861 pages, about 236,775 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Chronicles the military career of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, profiling his military and civilian roles in the Vietnam War.
Subjects: Biography, Biography & Autobiography, History, National Book Award Winner, Nonfiction, Officers
