How long does it take to read The Art of the Personal Essay?
Phillip Lopate
The Art of the Personal Essay by Phillip Lopate takes about 14 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 15 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1995. 777 pages, about 213,675 words.
29 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Essays, Essay, General & miscellaneous essays
