How long does it take to read Complete Stories?
Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker takes about 8 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 12 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1995. 447 pages, about 122,925 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Parker's talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives.Edited by Colleen Breese
Subjects: Social life and customs, Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction, short stories (single author)
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Great Short Stories of the World 14.7 h 
The Portable Dorothy Parker 11.2 h 
The United States in Literature [with Three Long Stories] -- Seventh Edition 15.0 h 
Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum 27.3 h Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level 18.7 h 
Stories from the New Yorker, 1950-1960 15.1 h 
