How long does it take to read We Were the Mulvaneys?
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates takes about 8 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 19 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1996. 454 pages, about 124,850 words. Written for young adults.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
We Were the Mulvaneys is the intricate story of close knit family in a close knit community and the unraveling of the Mulvaney family and their community after an act of sexual violence.
Subjects: Families, Family, Farm life, Fiction, Rape victims, Secrecy
