How long does it take to read Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories?
Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories by Philip Roth takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1959. 272 pages, about 74,800 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dramatizations of aspects of American life seen through the comic or tragic predicament of American Jews.
Subjects: English Short stories, Fiction, Jews, Social life and customs, United States, Manners and customs
