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How long does it take to read Utopia for Realists?

Rutger Bregman

Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 52 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2016. 320 pages, about 88,000 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 47 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 52 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 40 minutes

The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

From a universal basic income to a 15-hour workweek, from a world without borders to a world without poverty – it’s time to return to utopian thinking. Rutger Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come. Utopia for Realists is one of those rare books that takes you by surprise and challenges what you think you know.

Subjects: Utopias, Garantiertes Mindesteinkommen, Arbeitszeitverkürzung, Einkommensverteilung, Wirklichkeit, Utopie

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