How long does it take to read Mel?
Mel by Liz Berry takes about 4 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 1 minute
A weekend read
First published 1991. 219 pages, about 60,225 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When her mother is hospitalized after suffering a mental breakdown, seventeen-year-old Mel redecorates the house, initiates a neighborhood clean-up, and becomes involved with a rock star.
Subjects: Mothers and daughters, Fiction, Mental illness, Interior decoration, Self-reliance, Children's fiction
