How long does it take to read A Good Man Is Hard to Find?
and other stories.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor takes about 4 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1955. 251 pages, about 69,025 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 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The collection that established O’Connor’s reputation as one of the American masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive The Misfit, as well as “The Displaced Person” and eight other stories.
Subjects: Examinations, Fiction, History, Social life and customs, Study guides, Fiction, short stories (single author)
