How long does it take to read Last Call?
Daniel Okrent, Richard Poe
Last Call by Daniel Okrent, Richard Poe takes about 8 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 35 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2010. 468 pages, about 128,700 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Okrent explores the origins, implementation, and failure of that great American delusion known as Prohibition. "Last Call" explains how Prohibition happened, what life under it was like, and what it did to the country.
Subjects: Prohibition, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, History, Prohibition--united states, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--history, Prohibition--history
