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How long does it take to read The Blind Side?

Evolution of a Game

Michael Lewis

The Blind Side by Michael Lewis takes about 6 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 21 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2006. 346 pages, about 95,150 words.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 34 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 21 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 58 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL.

Subjects: Football, Biography, Football players, University of Mississippi, College sports

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