How long does it take to read Boys Don't Cry?
Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman takes about 5 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 296 pages, about 81,400 words. Written for young adults.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Teenage fathers, Fiction, Single parents
