How long does it take to read Childtimes?
a three-generation memoir
Childtimes by Eloise Greenfield takes about 3 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 13 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 175 pages, about 48,125 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Childhood memoirs of three black women--grandmother, mother, and daughter-who grew up between the 1880's and the 1950's
Subjects: African American children, African Americans, Biography, Afro-American author, Afro-American setting, Southern states
