How long does it take to read Working?
people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do
Working by Studs Terkel takes about 10 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 48 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1972. 589 pages, about 161,975 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of interviews with working people in a wide variety of occupations.
Subjects: Working class, Interviews, Attitudes, Work, Arbeidsomstandigheden, Beroepsbevolking
