How long does it take to read Lawnboy?
Paul Lisicky
Lawnboy by Paul Lisicky takes about 6 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 57 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 379 pages, about 104,225 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The making of a homosexual, featuring Evan, 17. His first experience is with a man for whom he cuts the lawn. He returns to his girlfriend, but it doesn't work out. He runs away from home to his brother, who turns out to be a bisexual, and Evan is hooked.
Subjects: Family relationships, Fiction, Gay men, Gay youth, Florida, fiction, Fiction, coming of age
