How long does it take to read Calypso?
David Sedaris, Aurora Ballester
Calypso by David Sedaris, Aurora Ballester takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1900. 272 pages, about 74,800 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 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Personal essays share the author's adventures after buying a vacation house on the Carolina coast and his reflections on middle age and mortality.
Subjects: Aging, Mortality, American wit and humor, Anecdotes, Humor, form, essays, Middle age
