How long does it take to read I Never Asked You to Understand Me?
I Never Asked You to Understand Me by Barthe DeClements takes about 2 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1986. 141 pages, about 38,775 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two teenage girls attending an alternative high school for problem students find that their disintegrating family lives have pushed them to the edge.
Subjects: Fiction, Schools, Family problems, Non-formal education, High schools, Children's fiction
