How long does it take to read Very Good Lives?
J. K. Rowling, Joel Holland
Very Good Lives by J. K. Rowling, Joel Holland takes about 1 hour 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 16 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2015. 69 pages, about 18,975 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important questions with acuity and emotional force. Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important questions with acuity and emotional force.
Subjects: Anxiety, Fear, Success, Applied Psychology, Imagination, Baccalaureate addresses
