How long does it take to read The Spiral Staircase?
My Climb Out of Darkness
The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong takes about 6 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2004. 336 pages, about 92,400 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The author relates her decision to leave her convent after failing to find religious fulfillment, her struggles with depression and epilepsy, her realization of her calling, and her career working with sacred texts.
Subjects: Ex-nuns, Biography, Religion, Faith development, Christian biography, Ex-religieuses
