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How long does it take to read The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys?

Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys by Doris Kearns Goodwin takes about 17 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 17 hours 5 minutes

A long haul

First published 1986. 932 pages, about 256,300 words.

35 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 28 hours 29 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 17 hours 5 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 10 hours 41 minutes

The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Chronicles the story of three generations of the Fitzgeralds and Kennedys, beginning in 1863 with the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in January 1961. An account of the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Fitzgerald and Kennedy families, drawing on interviews and private family papers to provide new insights.

Subjects: Biography, Fitzgerald family, Kennedy family, Geschichte, United states, biography

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