How long does it take to read The Message?
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2024. 250 pages, about 68,750 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: travel, African American journalists, Biography, Journalists, Social conditions, Race relations
