How long does it take to read The Habit of Being - Letters of Flannery O'Connor?
The Habit of Being - Letters of Flannery O'Connor by Flannery O'Connor takes about 11 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 19 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1978. 617 pages, about 169,675 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is a collection of letter sent by the American novellist and writer Flannery O'Connor to various persons incl. notable figures of the literary world at the time. The book is particularly significant, as the author was confined to her family home by sickness, and her letters were her main means to stay in touch with the world.
Subjects: Correspondence, American Novelists, American Authors, Correspondance, Romanciers américains, Southern Gothic
