How long does it take to read My Left Foot?
Christy Brown
My Left Foot by Christy Brown takes about 3 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1954. 187 pages, about 51,425 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. Here he recounts his childhood struggles to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toes of his left foot.
Subjects: Biography, Cerebral palsied children, Cerebral palsy, Personal narratives, Fiction, media tie-in, Fiction, sagas
