How long does it take to read The Book?
on the taboo against knowing who you are
The Book by Alan Watts takes about 2 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 51 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 155 pages, about 42,625 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
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Subjects: Self, Self-knowledge, Theory of, Ego, Philosophy, Identification (Psychology), Self Concept