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How long does it take to read Thinking the Twentieth Century?

Tony Judt, Timothy Snyder

Thinking the Twentieth Century by Tony Judt, Timothy Snyder takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 55 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2010. 432 pages, about 118,800 words.

16 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 12 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 55 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 57 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Thinking the Twentieth Century maps the issues and concerns of a turbulent age onto a life of intellectual conflict and engagement. Tony Judt presents the triumphs and the failures of prominent intellectuals, adeptly explaining both their ideas and the risks of their political commitments.--[book jacket]

Subjects: Political science, philosophy, Political science, history, History, philosophy, Intellectual life, Interviews, Political and social views

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