How long does it take to read Donnie Brasco?
Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley
Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley takes about 7 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 12 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 393 pages, about 108,075 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone carried out the most audacious sting operation ever, working undercover for six years to infiltrate the flamboyant community of mafia soldiers, "connected guys," captains, and godfathers.Now his unforgettable eyewitness account brings to pulsating life the entire world of wiseguys—their code of honor and their treachery, their wives, girlfriends and whores, their lavish spending and dirty dealings.With the drama and suspense of a high-tension thriller, Joseph Pistone reveals every incredible aspect of the jealously guarded world he penetrated...and draws a chilling picture of what the mafia is, does, and means in America today.
Subjects: Biography, Mafia, Mafia trials, Nonfiction, Officials and employees, Organized crime
