How long does it take to read Roots?
Roots by Alex Haley takes about 12 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 37 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1861. 688 pages, about 189,200 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 63 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Subjects: Blacks, History, African American families, African Americans, Afro-Americans, Alex Haley
