How long does it take to read The Dark Side of Camelot?
The Dark Side of Camelot by Seymour M. Hersh takes about 9 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 8 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 498 pages, about 136,950 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. With its meticulously documented & compulsively readable portrait of John F. Kennedy as a man whose reckless personal behavior imperiled his presidency, The Dark Side of Camelot sparked a firestorm of controversy upon its initial publication - becoming a runaway bestseller & one of the year's most talked-about books. Now in paperback, this watershed work will continue to provoke public discussion as the debate intensifies over what constitutes proper personal & political behavior on the part of our nation's leaders.
Subjects: Presidents, Biography, Politics and government, Biographies, Parlementaires, Présidents
