How long does it take to read Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been??
selected early stories
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 352 pages, about 96,800 words. Written for young adults.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The sixties and seventies witnessed the emergence of Joyce Carol Oates as one of America's foremost writers of the short story. In 1962, 'The Fine White Mist of Winter, ' composed when the author was 19 years old, appeared in The Literary Review and was selected for both the O. Henry Awards and Best American Short Stories of that year.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Teenage girls, Serial murders, American Psychological fiction, Fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author)
