How long does it take to read Sex and Germs?
Cindy Patton
Sex and Germs by Cindy Patton takes about 3 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 182 pages, about 50,050 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sex and Germs examines our response to AIDS and argues for a more comprehensive understanding of sexuality and its control by way of a reintegration of the body into political discourse.
Subjects: AIDS (Disease), Gays, Social aspects of AIDS (Disease), Political aspects of AIDS (Disease), Political activity, Sida