How long does it take to read Things That Can and Cannot Be Said?
Arundhati Roy, John Cusack
Things That Can and Cannot Be Said by Arundhati Roy, John Cusack takes about 2 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 18 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2016. 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 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of essays and conversations between the authors as they reflect on their conversations with Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden. They discuss he nature of the state, empire, and surveillance in an era of perpetual war, the meaning of flags and patriotism, the role of foundations and NGOs in limiting dissent, and the ways in which capital but not people can freely cross borders.--
Subjects: Official secrets, Freedom of information, Electronic surveillance, National security, Internal security, Social movements
