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How long does it take to read Hate List?

Jennifer Brown

Hate List by Jennifer Brown takes about 7 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 29 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2009. 408 pages, about 112,200 words. Written for children.

15 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 12 hours 28 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 29 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 41 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets.Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life.

Subjects: Fiction, School shootings, Emotional problems, High schools, Schools, Family problems

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