How long does it take to read Birthmarked?
Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien takes about 6 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 341 pages, about 93,775 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In a future world baked dry by the sun and divided into those who live inside the wall and those who live outside it, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is forced into a difficult choice when her parents are arrested and taken into the city.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Genetic engineering, Fiction, Science fiction, Parents, Midwives
