How long does it take to read Miami and the Siege of Chicago?
an informal history of the Republican and Democratic conventions of 1968
Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman Mailer takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 223 pages, about 61,325 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Democratic Party (U.S.)., Republican National Convention, Partijcongressen, Protestacties