How long does it take to read The Temple of My Familiar?
The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker takes about 7 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 417 pages, about 114,675 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Returning frequently to Suwelo's visits to Mr. Hal and his stories about Fanny, this tale transcends time and examines such contradictions as black vs. white, man vs. woman, sexual freedom vs. sexual slavery, past vs. present, etc.
Subjects: African Americans, African Americans in fiction, Fiction, German fiction, Marriage, Marriage in fiction
