How long does it take to read Necessary Illusions?
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Necessary Illusions by Noam Chomsky takes about 7 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 44 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 422 pages, about 116,050 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Mass media, Political aspects of Mass media, Political aspects, Influence, Freedom of information, Civil rights
