How long does it take to read Live by Night?
Live by Night by Dennis Lehane takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Coughlin
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About 7 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 432 pages, about 118,800 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Joe Coughlin is nineteen when he meets Emma Gould. A smalltime thief in 1920s Boston, his task is to tie her up while his accomplices loot the bank she works in. But Joe falls in love with Emma - and his life changes forever. That meeting is the beginning of Joe's journey to becoming one of the most feared and respected gangsters. It is a journey beset by violence, double-crossing, drama and pain. And it is a journey into the soul of prohibition-era America ...
Subjects: Fiction, Amerikanisches Englisch, History, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, Boston (mass.), fiction, Fiction, crime
