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How long does it take to read How to Read and Why [lg. print]?
How to Read and Why [lg. print] by Harold Bloom takes about 6 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 377 pages, about 103,675 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: History and criticism, Appreciation, Study and teaching, Reading
