How long does it take to read Escape from Evil?
Escape from Evil by Ernest Becker takes about 3 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1975. 188 pages, about 51,700 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An exploration of the natural history of evil.
Subjects: Primitive societies, Philosophical anthropology, Fear, Attitude to Death, Angst, Sociale wetenschappen
