How long does it take to read Junk?
Junk by Melvin Burgess takes about 5 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 278 pages, about 76,450 words. Written for children.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An uncompromising, compelling and true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction. This tour de force by an acclaimed and provocative writer should become a definitive teenage novel on this subject.
Subjects: Anarchists, Drama, Drug abuse, Fiction, Friendship, Heroin
