How long does it take to read I Hate English!?
I Hate English! by Ellen Levine takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1989. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When her family moves to New York from Hong Kong, Mei Mei finds it difficult to adjust to school and learn the alien sounds of English.
Subjects: Chinese, Fiction, Emigration and immigration, Immigrant, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction
