How long does it take to read Allow Me to Retort?
Elie Mystal
Allow Me to Retort by Elie Mystal takes about 4 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 57 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2022. 270 pages, about 74,250 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An analysis of how diseased seeds grow crooked trees, with an emphasis on the Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court.
Subjects: constitutional law, the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court, racism, sexism, constitutional history
