How long does it take to read The Upper Room?
The Upper Room by Mary Monroe takes about 7 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 21 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 401 pages, about 110,275 words. Written for young adults.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Eccentric Mama Rose and her duaghter Maureen hide out from the law in the Everglades migrant settlement of Goons. Maureen, however, would jump at the chance to see the "real world."
Subjects: Fiction, Runaway teenagers, African American families, African American women healers, Mothers and daughters, Migrant labor
