How long does it take to read The Russian Debutante's Handbook?
The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart takes about 8 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 37 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2002. 470 pages, about 129,250 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Roman d'humour. Roman de société.
Subjects: Fiction, Russian Americans, Young men, Immigrants, Littérature américaine, Roman américain