How long does it take to read The Temper of Our Time?
The Temper of Our Time by Eric Hoffer takes about 2 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 18 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 125 pages, about 34,375 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Written in the mid-1960s, these essays address such issues as the effects of automation, the rise of Afro-American equality, the role of the intellectual, and the relationships between mankind and nature.
Subjects: Social conditions, Social history, United States
