How long does it take to read The Book of Not?
The Book of Not by Tsitsi Dangarembga takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2006. 250 pages, about 68,750 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sequel to Nervous Conditions.
Subjects: Fiction, Identity (Psychology), Women, Fiction, general, Africa, fiction, Social conditions