How long does it take to read Tell Me a Riddle?
Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olsen takes about 2 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 13 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1961. 121 pages, about 33,275 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Contains an authoritative text of the story, along with a chronology, critical essays, and a bibliography.
Subjects: Fiction, Social life and customs, Married people, Cancer, Patients, Older women
