How long does it take to read This Is Your Brain on Music?
The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin takes about 5 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2006. 321 pages, about 88,275 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book explores the connection between music and its performances, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it and the human brain.
Subjects: Music, Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Electronic books, Música, Aspectes psicològics