How long does it take to read A History of Narrative Film?
David A. Cook
A History of Narrative Film by David A. Cook takes about 15 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 50 minutes
A long haul
First published 1981. 864 pages, about 237,600 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 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Adopted at over 325 colleges and universities in its Second Edition, David A. Cook's A History of Narrative Film has established itself as a leader in its field. Throughout, A History of Narrative Film integrates film history and aesthetics with an astute analysis of the technological, social, and economic context of world cinema. The Third Edition has been revised to include new and significant scholarship on early cinema and to feature the latest developments in contemporary film around the world.
Subjects: Motion pictures, History, Cinéma, Filmkunst, Histoire, Film
