How long does it take to read The Boy Who Couldn't Die?
The Boy Who Couldn't Die by William Sleator takes about 3 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2004. 173 pages, about 47,575 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When his best friend dies in a plane crash, sixteen-year-old Ken has a ritual performed that will make him invulnerable, but soon learns that he had good reason to be suspicious of the woman he paid to lock his soul away.
Subjects: Supernatural in fiction, Fiction, Immortality in fiction, Immortality, Supernatural, Zombies
