How long does it take to read Shizuko's Daughter?
Kyoko Mori
Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori takes about 4 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 12 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 229 pages, about 62,975 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After her mother's suicide when she is twelve years old, Yuki spends years living with her distant father and his resentful new wife, cut off from her mother's family, and relying on her own inner strength to cope with the tragedy.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Mothers and daughters, Suicide, Remarriage, Children's fiction
