How long does it take to read The First Person and Other Stories?
The First Person and Other Stories by Ali Smith takes about 3 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 216 pages, about 59,400 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The First Person and Other Stories effortlessly appeals to our hearts, our heads and our funny bones. Always intellectually playful, but also very moving and very funny, Smith explores the ways, and the whys, of storytelling. The First Person and Other Stories are packed full of ideas, jokes, nuance and compassion. Ali Smith and the short story are made for each other."--Jacket.
Subjects: Short stories, Fiction, short stories (single author), English Short stories, Fiction
