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How long does it take to read The Portable Atheist?

Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

Christopher Hitchens

The Portable Atheist by Christopher Hitchens takes about 9 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 9 hours 9 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2007. 499 pages, about 137,225 words.

19 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 15 hours 15 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 9 hours 9 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 43 minutes

The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Atheism, Religion, Atheïsme, Philosophy, Godsdienst

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