How long does it take to read The Day of the Locust?
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West takes about 3 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1939. 167 pages, about 45,925 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 60 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Following the tale of Tod Hackett - a brilliant young artist who is brought to an LA studio as a set designer - 'The Day of the Locust' is an exposure of the sordid reality beneath the surface of Hollywood.
Subjects: Motion picture industry, Fiction, Motion picture industry, fiction, United states, fiction, Fiction, general, Escapes
