How long does it take to read Fat Chance?
Fat Chance by Lesléa Newman takes about 3 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1994. 214 pages, about 58,850 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In a series of diary entries, thirteen-year-old Judi recounts her struggles to lose weight, hide her bulimia from her mother, find a boy friend, and decide on a profession.
Subjects: Jews, Diaries, Weight control, Bulimia, Single-parent families, Fiction
