How long does it take to read Dream Boogie?
Dream Boogie by Peter Guralnick takes about 13 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2005. 759 pages, about 208,725 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Acclaimed Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick returns with a revealing portrait of Sam Cooke--a black performer who appealed to white audiences, wrote his own songs, and controlled his own business destiny. Fully capturing Cooke's accomplishments, "Dream Boogie" also conveys the astonishing richness of the black America of this era. 55 b/w photos.
Subjects: Soul musicians, Biography & Autobiography, Biography, Nonfiction, Soul music, African american musicians
