Reading time
How long does it take to read Born a Crime?
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is 304 pages in the standard print edition.
Quick answer
The short answer
About 5 hr 19 min for the average reader. Slow readers take around 7 hr 27 min; fast readers finish in about 3 hr 12 min. (memoir reads a touch slower than the baseline.)
| Reading speed | Time for 304 pages | Pages per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Slow (~180 wpm) | 7 hr 27 min | 41 |
| Average (~250 wpm) | 5 hr 19 min | 57 |
| Fast (~400 wpm) | 3 hr 12 min | 95 |
Daily pace by deadline
Pick a finish date and split 304 pages across the days you have. Page Pace does this for you and recalculates when you skip a day.
| Finish in | Pages / day | Daily reading time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 102 | 1 hr 47 min |
| 7 days | 44 | 46 min |
| 14 days | 22 | 23 min |
| 30 days | 11 | 12 min |
| 60 days | 6 | 6 min |
| 90 days | 4 | 4 min |
Want a daily target that adjusts when life happens?
Page Pace turns Born a Crime into a pages-per-day number. Miss a day? Your plan quietly updates — no overdue counter, no scolding.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to read Born a Crime?
- Born a Crime is 304 pages. At an average reading pace for memoir, it takes about 5 hr 19 min. Slow readers take around 7 hr 27 min; fast readers finish in about 3 hr 12 min.
- How many pages is Born a Crime?
- 304 pages in the standard print edition. Audiobook and e-book lengths vary.
- How many pages a day to finish Born a Crime in a week?
- About 44 pages a day — roughly 46 min of reading. Two weeks brings it down to 22 pages a day.
- How many pages a day to finish Born a Crime in a month?
- About 11 pages a day — well under 12 min of daily reading.
- What if I miss a few days?
- Don't try to catch up — just divide what's left by what's left. Page Pace does this automatically, so you always see a calm daily number instead of a growing deficit.
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