How long does it take to read Kim's Convenience?
Ins Choi, Insik Choi
Kim's Convenience by Ins Choi, Insik Choi takes about 2 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 14 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2012. 122 pages, about 33,550 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Mr. Kim is a first-generation Korean immigrant and the proud owner of Kim's Convenience, a variety store located in the heart of downtown Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood. There, he spends his time serving an eclectic array of customers, catching petty thieves, and helpfully keeping the police apprised of illegally parked Japanese cars. As the neighbourhood quickly gentrifies, Mr. Kim is offered a generous sum of money to sell - enough to allow him and his wife to finally retire. But Kim's Convenience is more than just his livelihood - it is his legacy. As Mr. Kim tries desperately, and hilariously, to convince his daughter Janet, a budding photographer, to take over the store, his wife sneaks out to meet their estranged son Jung, who has not seen or spoken to his father in sixteen years and who has now become a father himself"--Back cover.
Subjects: Drama, Convenience stores, Debt, Family-owned business enterprises, Reconciliation, Korean Canadians
