How long does it take to read Cocaine?
Dominic Streatfeild
Cocaine by Dominic Streatfeild takes about 9 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 21 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2001. 510 pages, about 140,250 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Author undertook two years of research - including time in Columbia and the crack houses of New York - to complete the book, which traces the history of cocaine from 2500BC to the present day, and its use and promotion.
Subjects: Cocaine, Cocaine abuse, Cocaine industry, History, Coca industry, Cocaine-Related Disorders