How long does it take to read The Boy in the Black Suit?
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2015. 272 pages, about 74,800 words. Written for young adults.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.
Subjects: Funeral homes, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Bereavement, Family life, African Americans, Fiction
