How long does it take to read A Man Named Dave?
A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer takes about 5 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of A Child Called "It"
Previous: The Lost Boy
About 5 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 322 pages, about 88,550 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality.
Subjects: Abused children, Abusive mothers, Adult child abuse victims, Biography, California, Case studies
