How long does it take to read Death at an Early Age?
Death at an Early Age by Jonathan Kozol takes about 4 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1967. 242 pages, about 66,550 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The story of the year the author spent teaching in a predominantly black school in Boston.
Subjects: Public schools, Education, African Americans, Discrimination in education, Afro-Americans, Schools
