How long does it take to read Sour Candy?
Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke takes about 1 hour 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 30 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2017. 82 pages, about 22,550 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
At first glance, Phil Pendleton and his son Adam are just an ordinary father and son, no different from any other. They take walks in the park together, visit county fairs, museums, and zoos, and eat overlooking the lake. Some might say the father is a little too accommodating given the lack of discipline when the child loses his temper in public. Some might say he spoils his son by allowing him to set his own bedtimes and eat candy whenever he wants. Some might say that such leniency is starting to take its toll on the father, given how his health has declined.What no one knows is that Phil is a prisoner, and that up until a few weeks ago and a chance encounter at a grocery store, he had never seen the child before in his life.
