How long does it take to read Second Class Citizen?
Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 192 pages, about 52,800 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Second Class Citizen follows Adah, an Igbo girl from Ibuza who grows up in Lagos and dreams of living in the United Kingdom. After her father's death she is placed with her uncle's family, but she gets an education and a library clerk job with the American consulate. Her earnings make her an attractive match for Francis, whom she marries. She then supports him as he travels to London to study accountancy, and the family follows. The novel, often read as semi-autobiographical, examines gender, marriage, religion and immigration.
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Subjects: Fiction, Women, Fiction (fictional works by one author)
