How long does it take to read Darkness, Be My Friend?
Darkness, Be My Friend by John Marsden takes about 4 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 56 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 269 pages, about 73,975 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As survivors of an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers from New Zealand who plan an attack on the Wirrawee airfield.
Subjects: Fiction, Survival, War, Child and youth fiction, Young adult fiction, Children's fiction
