How long does it take to read The Uses of the Erotic?
The Erotic as Power
The Uses of the Erotic by Audre Lorde takes about 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 18 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 16 pages, about 4,400 words.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Sex (Psychology), Erotica, Feminism, Pornography
