How long does it take to read The Worm at the Core?
Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, Norman Straker, John W. Barnhill
The Worm at the Core by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, Norman Straker, John W. Barnhill takes about 4 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 222 pages, about 61,050 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Demonstrates how an unconscious fear of death motivates nearly all human goals, behaviors, and cultures, examining the role of mortality awareness in prompting social unrest and war.
Subjects: Terror, Fear of death, Death, Psychological aspects, Developmental psychology, Fear
