How long does it take to read Over the Top?
A Raw Journey to Self-Love
Jonathan Van Ness
Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness takes about 5 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2019. 279 pages, about 76,725 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The truth is, it hasn't always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy. Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan was growing up in a small Midwestern town that didn't understand why he was so... over the top. From choreographed carpet figure skating routines to the unavoidable fact that he was Just. So. Gay., Jonathan was an easy target and endured years of judgement, ridicule and trauma-- yet none of it crushed his uniquely effervescent spirit. Over the Top uncovers the pain and passion it took to end up becoming the model of self-love and acceptance that Jonathan is today. In this revelatory, raw, and rambunctious memoir, Jonathan shares never-before-told secrets and reveals sides of himself that the public has never seen. JVN fans may think they know the man behind the stiletto heels, the crop tops, and the iconic sayings, but there's much more to him than meets the Queer Eye.
Subjects: Television personalities, Gay men, biography, Biography, Gay men, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Personal Memoirs
