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How long does it take to read The Wild Truth?

Carine McCandless

The Wild Truth by Carine McCandless takes about 6 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 13 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2014. 339 pages, about 93,225 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 22 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 13 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 53 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

"The ... story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just ... Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller ... and Sean Penn's ... film by the same name further skyrocketed Chris McCandless to global fame. But the real story of Chris's life and his journey has not yet been told--until now. The missing pieces are finally revealed in [this book], written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister. Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for more than twenty years with the legacy of her brother's journey to self-discovery, and now tells her own story while filling in the blanks of his"--

Subjects: Child abuse, Abused children, Brothers and sisters, Family, Dysfunctional families, Adventure and adventurers

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