How long does it take to read The Violent Bear It Away?
The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor takes about 4 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1960. 243 pages, about 66,825 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Francis, an orphan who lives with his great-uncle in Powderhead, Tennessee, is called by God to be a prophet. This is against his will and causes much inner conflict.
Subjects: Orphans, Fiction, Pathos, American Satire, Fiction, general, Families
