How long does it take to read Drown?
Drown by Junot Díaz takes about 3 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 188 pages, about 51,700 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Originally published in 1997, Drown instantly garnered terrific acclaim. Moving from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey, these heartbreaking, completely original stories established Diaz as one of contemporary fictions most exhilarating new voices.
Subjects: Fiction, Social life and customs, Ficción, Dominican Americans, Vida social y costumbres, Dominicano-americanos
