How long does it take to read Furiously Happy?
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson takes about 6 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2015. 329 pages, about 90,475 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Furiously Happy is a humorous memoir by Jenny Lawson, who follows up her earlier autobiography by writing more openly about living with mental illness, including depression and anxiety. The title names her personal philosophy. After sinking into deep depression, she resolves to push herself toward joy out of frustration and spite, chasing adventures that give her happy memories to lean on during dark stretches. Her pursuits include flying to Australia to hug a koala in a koala costume, wearing a ballgown on ordinary days to feel beautiful, and reaching out to people despite severe social anxiety and physical pain.
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Subjects: Mental illness, Journalists, American Humorists, Humor, Biography, HUMOR / General
