How long does it take to read Skin?
Skin by Dorothy Allison takes about 4 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 50 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1994. 264 pages, about 72,600 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 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Compelling collection of autobiographical narratives, essays, and performance pieces They don't write much better than this.
Subjects: Lesbians, Biography, Feminists, Gay and lesbian studies, American Authors, Authors, American
