How long does it take to read Precious?
Precious by Sapphire takes about 3 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1998. 193 pages, about 53,075 words. Written for young adults.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school when that pregnancy becomes obvious. Placed in an alternative teaching programme, she learns to read and write. This is Precious's diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and her life.
Subjects: Incest, Child abuse, African American girls, African American teenage mothers, African Americans, Teenage mothers
