How long does it take to read Name Jar?
Yangsook Choi
Name Jar by Yangsook Choi takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2001. 40 pages, about 11,000 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
Subjects: Identity (Philosophical concept), Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Korean Americans, Identity, Schools
