How long does it take to read Bee Sting?
Bee Sting by Paul Murray takes about 11 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 50 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2023. 645 pages, about 177,375 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An unhappy Irish family plumbs the depths of their unhappiness, each in their own way.
Subjects: family, history, shame
