How long does it take to read Paper Lion?
Paper Lion by George Plimpton takes about 6 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1966. 362 pages, about 99,550 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Football players, Football, Biography, Detroit Lions (Football team), Football, biography
