How long does it take to read The Astounding Broccoli Boy?
The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce takes about 7 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2015. 400 pages, about 110,000 words. Written for children.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for anything, but when he inexplicably turns green and finds himself in an experimental hospital ward with his nemesis, school bully Tommy-Lee "Grim" Komissky, everyone is baffled but Rory believes he and Grim have become superheroes.
Subjects: Humorous stories, Virus diseases, Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Bullying
