How long does it take to read Fear and Loathing in America?
Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Brinkley
Fear and Loathing in America by Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Brinkley takes about 14 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 7 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2000. 770 pages, about 211,750 words.
29 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; twisting political reporting to new heights for Rolling Stone; and making sense of it all in the landmark Fear and Loathing: On the campaign Trail '72. To read Thompson's dispatches from these years - addressed to the author's friends, enemies, editors, and creditors, and such notables as Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, and Kurt Vonnegut - is to read a raw, revolutionary eyewitness account of one of the most exciting and pivotal eras in American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Correspondence, Journalists, Journalists, correspondence
