How long does it take to read The Grass Arena?
John Healy
The Grass Arena by John Healy takes about 3 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 208 pages, about 57,200 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A unique and compelling picture of structured degradation on city streets, made all the more frighteningly readable by a vivid, though understated style.
Subjects: Alcoholics, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Chess players, Nonfiction, Tramps
