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How long does it take to read What Night Brings?

Carla Mari Trujillo

What Night Brings by Carla Mari Trujillo takes about 4 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 26 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2003. 242 pages, about 66,550 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 24 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 26 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 46 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

"Marci Cruz wants God to do two things: change her into a boy, and get rid of her father. What Night Brings is the unforgettable story of Marci's struggle to find and maintain her identity against all odds - a perilous home life, an incomprehensible Church, and a largely indifferent world."--Jacket.

Subjects: Mexican American women, Working class families, Mexican American families, Fiction, Young women, Fiction, coming of age

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