How long does it take to read Skin?
Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos takes about 4 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2006. 267 pages, about 73,425 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When his parents decide to separate, eighth-grader Donnie watches with horror as the physical condition of his sixteen-year old sister, Karen, deteriorates due to an eating disorder.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Family problems, Anorexia nervosa, Fiction, Self-perception, Self-perception, fiction
