How long does it take to read The Fact of a Body?
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich takes about 6 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2017. 344 pages, about 94,600 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Before Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley's face flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes--the moment she hears him speak of his crimes--she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case.
Subjects: Family secrets, Murder, Family, Women lawyers, Child abuse, Biography
