How long does it take to read The Spirituals and the Blues?
The Spirituals and the Blues by James H. Cone takes about 2 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1972. 152 pages, about 41,800 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: History and criticism, Spirituals (Songs), Religion, Music, Blues (Music), African Americans
