How long does it take to read The Sense of Style?
Steven Pinker, José C. Vales
The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker, José C. Vales takes about 6 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2014. 368 pages, about 101,200 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A guide to writing English informed by recent scholarship (linguistics, cognative science, and such like).
Subjects: writing style, grammar, Style, REFERENCE / Writing Skills
