How long does it take to read The Bonobo and the Atheist?
The Bonobo and the Atheist by Frans de Waal takes about 5 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2013. 288 pages, about 79,200 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A renowned primatologist argues that ethical behavior witnessed in animals is the evolutionary and biological origin of human fairness and explains that morality has more to do with natural instincts than with religion.
Subjects: Animal behavior, Behavior evolution, Psychology, Human behavior, Evolutionary Ethics, Behavior
