How long does it take to read The Astonishing Color of After?
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan takes about 8 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2018. 476 pages, about 130,900 words. Written for children.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Leigh's mother dies by suicide she leaves only a scribbled note - I want you to remember. Leigh doesn't understand its meaning and wishes she could turn to her best friend, Axel - if only she hadn't kissed him and changed everything between them. Guided by a mysterious red bird, Leigh travels to Taiwan to meet her grandparents for the first time. There, Leigh retreats into art and memories, where colours collide, the rules of reality are broken and the ghosts of the past refuse to rest … But Leigh is determined to unlock her family's secrets. To remember.
Subjects: Suicide, Racially mixed people, Grandparents, Artists, Fiction, Grief
