How long does it take to read "The Good War"?
an oral history of World War Two
"The Good War" by Studs Terkel takes about 10 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 50 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1984. 591 pages, about 162,525 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Studs Terkel, a master of the interview, talks with a wide variety of people and learns about their opinions and experiences regarding World War Two - how it affected the lives of those who lived or were born during that period of human history.
Subjects: Personal narratives, American Personal narratives, Amerikanen, Tweede Wereldoorlog, Američani, Spomini
