How long does it take to read Slim's Table?
Slim's Table by Mitchell Duneier takes about 3 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 196 pages, about 53,900 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 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The author examines the lives and values of working class inner-city Black men who gather at a Chicago cafeteria exploding distorted media stereotypes in the process.
Subjects: Psychology, Chicago, Afro-American men, Illinois, Attitudes, Ethnic relations
