How long does it take to read People of the Lie?
People of the Lie by M. Scott Peck takes about 4 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 56 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 269 pages, about 73,975 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
People who are evil attack others instead of facing their own failures. Peck demonstrates the havoc these people cause in the lives of those around them.
Subjects: Psychopathology, Psychiatry and religion, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Good and evil, Pathological Psychology, Religion and Psychology