How long does it take to read Borstal Boy?
Brendan Behan
Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan takes about 6 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1958. 372 pages, about 102,300 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Gay men, Gay, Revolutionaries, Authors, Irish, Nonfiction
