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How long does it take to read Lovesickness?

Junji Itō

Lovesickness by Junji Itō takes about 7 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 29 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2021. 408 pages, about 112,200 words.

15 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 12 hours 28 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 29 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 41 minutes

The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An innocent love becomes a bloody hell in another superb collection by master of horror Junji Ito. Ryusuke returns to the town he once lived in because rumors are swirling about girls killing themselves after encountering a bewitchingly handsome young man. Harboring his own secret from time spent in this town, Ryusuke attempts to capture the beautiful boy and close the case. Starting with the strikingly bloody "Lovesickness," this volume collects ten stories showcasing horror master Junji Ito in peak form, including "The Strange Hikizuri Siblings" and "The Rib Woman."

Subjects: Comic, Comics, Graphic Novel, Horror, Anthology, Suicide

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