Born a Crime
At your speed≈ 6 hrs
Pages288
Audiobook≈ 9½ hrs
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
288 pages works out to roughly 86,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 6 hrs — a weekend's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.53 out of 5, from 1,183 ratings.
Worth-it score 9.1/10 — Well worth the time. Readers 9.1 (Hardcover's 4.53★ from 1,183 ratings) + length 0.0 = 9.1. How the score works →
How long does it take to read Born a Crime?
Born a Crime is 288 pages, or roughly 86,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 8 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 6 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 3½ hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 9½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read Born a Crime?
- About 6 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Born a Crime runs 288 pages, roughly 86,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 8 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3½ hrs.
- How many pages is Born a Crime?
- 288 pages, which is about 86,000 words and 6 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
- Is Born a Crime worth reading?
- We score it 9.1 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.53 out of 5 from 1,183 ratings, which counts for 9.1; at about 6 hrs at an average pace its length neither adds nor takes away.
- How long is the Born a Crime audiobook?
- About 9½ hrs, estimated from the 86,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.
From the publisher
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood is an autobiographical comedy book written by the South African comedian Trevor Noah, published in 2016.
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