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How long does it take to read That Was Then, This Is Now?

S. E. Hinton

That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton takes about 2 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 2 hours 55 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1971. 159 pages, about 43,725 words. Written for children.

6 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 4 hours 52 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 55 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 49 minutes

The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.

Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
  • violence
  • drug use

How these are chosen

Subjects: Fiction, Social problems, Friendship, Juvenile fiction, Drug abuse, Young adult fiction

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