How long does it take to read King?
King by Jonathan Eig takes about 12 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 27 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2023. 679 pages, about 186,725 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
Subjects: African Americans, Biographies, Civil rights movements, history, Race relations
