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How long does it take to read Life in the Fat Lane?

Cherie Bennett

Life in the Fat Lane by Cherie Bennett takes about 4 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 46 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1998. 260 pages, about 71,500 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 57 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 46 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 59 minutes

The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes a fat girl.

Subjects: Eating disorders, Fiction, Self-perception, Weight control, Weight loss, Drama

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