How long does it take to read The Town?
The Town by William Faulkner takes about 6 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Snopes trilogy
Previous: The Hamlet Next: The Mansion
About 6 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1957. 371 pages, about 102,025 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 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Flem Snopes goes on to higher things in Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha's county seat.
Subjects: American Manuscripts, American fiction, Facsimiles, Fiction, Manuscripts, Snopes family (Fictitious characters)
