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How long does it take to read Honestly Ben?

Bill Konigsberg

Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg takes about 6 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 13 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2017. 339 pages, about 93,225 words. Written for children.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 22 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 13 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 53 minutes

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

About the book

Ben Carver returns for the spring semester at the exclusive Natick School in Massachusetts determined to put his relationship with Rafe Goldberg behind him and concentrate on his grades and the award that will mean a full scholarship--but Rafe is still there, there is a girl named Hannah whom he meets in the library, and behind it all is his relationship with his distant, but demanding father.

Subjects: Preparatory schools, Sexual orientation, Juvenile fiction, Fathers and sons, Fiction, Gay teenagers

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