How long does it take to read The Glass Castle?
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls takes about 6 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 22 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 347 pages, about 95,425 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 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A story about the early life of Jeannette Walls. The memoir is an exposing work about her early life and growing up on the run and often homeless. It presents a different perspective of life from all over the United States and the struggle a girl had to find normalcy as she grew into an adult.
Subjects: Poor, Problem families, Dysfunctional families, Homeless persons, Case studies, Family relationships
