How long does it take to read Congo?
David van Reybrouck
Congo by David van Reybrouck takes about 12 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 46 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2010. 696 pages, about 191,400 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Van Reybrouck reviews some of the most dramatic episodes in Congolese history -- from the slave trade to the ivory and rubber booms; from the arrival of Henry Morton Stanley to the tragic regime of King Leopold II; from global indignation to Belgian colonialism; from the struggle for independence to Mobutu's brutal rule; and from the world famous Rumble in the Jungle to the civil war over natural resources that began in 1996 and still rages today.
Subjects: History, Congo (democratic republic), history, Histoire
