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How long does it take to read Memories of a Catholic Girlhood?

Mary McCarthy, Andrés Bosch, Colm Tóibín

Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy, Andrés Bosch, Colm Tóibín takes about 4 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 20 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1957. 236 pages, about 64,900 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 13 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 20 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 42 minutes

The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The author and her three brothers, left orphans at an early age, were raised together by guardians.

Subjects: American Women authors, Biography, Childhood and youth, Autobiografie, American Authors, Christian education

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