How long does it take to read Mercy?
Mercy by Andrea Dworkin takes about 6 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1990. 344 pages, about 94,600 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A controversial novel by the author of Pornography, Intercourse and Ice & Fire. Mercy is an intelligent and courageous woman who, as a nine-year-old girl, was molested by a man in a dark theatre. The repercussions of this act follow her through her life.
Subjects: Fiction, general, Rape, Fiction
