How long does it take to read Takedown?
The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick, America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw-By the Man Who Did It
Tsutomu Shimomura, John Markoff
Takedown by Tsutomu Shimomura, John Markoff takes about 7 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 417 pages, about 114,675 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Information superhighway, Computer hackers, Computer crimes, Investigation, Computer networks, Security measures
