How long does it take to read Mama?
Terry McMillan, Mcmillan, Marjorie Johnson
Mama by Terry McMillan, Mcmillan, Marjorie Johnson takes about 4 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 266 pages, about 73,150 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 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mildred Peacock, mother of five, black, and fed up with poverty and the jealous rampages of her husband, kicks him out to raise her kids on her own.
Subjects: African American families, African American women, African Americans, Family, Fiction, Families
