How long does it take to read Talk to the Hand- The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door?
Talk to the Hand- The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door by Lynne Truss takes about 3 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 214 pages, about 58,850 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An evaluation of the way discourteous behavior has become commonplace and even applauded in today's society is a humorous call to arms that challenges ill manners and the practices that support them.
Subjects: Courtesy, Etiquette, English wit and humor, Conduct of life, Popular culture
