How long does it take to read Goodbye, Darkness?
Goodbye, Darkness by William Manchester takes about 8 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 2 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1979. 438 pages, about 120,450 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: United States. Marine Corps, American Authors, United States, American Personal narratives, Soldiers, Biography
