How long does it take to read Between the World and Me?
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates takes about 2 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 52 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2015. 156 pages, about 42,900 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Between the World and Me is a work of non-fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates, framed as a letter to his teenage son. Drawing on a condensed account of his own youth in Baltimore, Coates reflects on what it means to be Black in the United States and traces a history of racist violence. He argues that institutions such as schools and police, along with the streets, threaten Black bodies. Setting aside faith in hope and progress, he treats white supremacy as a lasting force, and he stresses the physical vulnerability of Black people.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: race discrimination, African Americans, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Public opinion, Whites--United States--Attitudes, race relations
