How long does it take to read Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal??
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson takes about 4 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 240 pages, about 66,000 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 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Memories of the author about her difficult childhood as the adopted daughter of an English mother with strong religious convictions, and her subsequent search for her biological mother.
Subjects: Women authors, Childhood and youth, Biography, English Authors, Mothers and daughters, Lesbians
