How long does it take to read The Good Times Are Killing Me?
The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry takes about 2 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 11 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 119 pages, about 32,725 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Fiction, Graphic Novel: Nationally syndicated cartoonist Lynda Barry's moving, quirky and honest first novel about a young girl's coming of age--which has also been a hit off-Broadway play--is back in print, with new artwork by the author. In The Good Times Are Killing Me, Lynda Barry reveals her masterful way with story, memory, and feelings, and anyone who lingers in Edna Arkins's world will be the better for it.
Subjects: Humor, Cartooning, Adolescent Angst, Dysfunctional families, Graphic Novel, Collage Novel
