How long does it take to read The Road to Memphis?
The Road to Memphis by Mildred D. Taylor takes about 5 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 5 hours 19 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1964. 290 pages, about 79,750 words. Written for children.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state.
Subjects: Fiction, Race relations, Juvenile fiction, Prejudices, African Americans, Coretta Scott King Award
