How long does it take to read Americana?
Americana by Don DeLillo takes about 7 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1971. 387 pages, about 106,425 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A young television executive takes to the road in the 1960s with a movie camera to capture his own past in a "cinema verite" documentary. Within this framework, he delivers his observations on the influence of film, modern corporate life, young marriage, New York City and hipness.
Subjects: Fiction, general, Amateur films, Production and direction, Fiction, Social life and customs
