How long does it take to read When Hell Was in Session?
Jeremiah A. Denton, Ed Brandt
When Hell Was in Session by Jeremiah A. Denton, Ed Brandt takes about 4 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 246 pages, about 67,650 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Denton, a Navy pilot, recounts his experiences as a prisoner of war held in Hanoi's infamous Hanoi Hilton prison complex.
Subjects: North Vietnamese Prisoners and prisons, American Personal narratives
