How long does it take to read Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes?
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 304 pages, about 83,600 words. Written for children.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a friend's dramatic cry for help.
Subjects: Young adult fiction, Conduct of life, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Interpersonal relations, High schools
