How long does it take to read Death Be Not Proud?
A Memoir
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther takes about 4 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1947. 231 pages, about 63,525 words. Written for young adults.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A father's account of his teenage son's courageous fight for life during the fifteen months he was dying from a brain tumor.
Subjects: Patients, Biography, Tumors in adolescence, Tumors, Brain, Health
