How long does it take to read Unbearable Lightness?
A Story of Loss and Gain
Portia de Rossi
Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi takes about 5 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 314 pages, about 86,350 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 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Known for her roles on the hit TV shows "Ally McBeal" and "Arrested Development," de Rossi delivers a revelatory and searing account of the years she spent secretly suffering from anorexia and bulimia, all the while living under the glare of Hollywood's bright lights.
Subjects: Actresses, Television personalities, Biography, Bulimia, Television, Bulimia Nervosa
