How long does it take to read Written in the Stars?
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed takes about 5 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2015. 294 pages, about 80,850 words. Written for children.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This heart-wrenching novel explores what it is like to be thrust into an unwanted marriage. Has Naila s fate been written in the stars? Or can she still make her own destiny? Naila's immigrant Pakistani parents have made it clear that they will choose the man she marries. When she is caught at prom with her secret boyfriend, Naila's whole future changes. The plot contains sexual references and graphic violence.
Subjects: Forced marriage, Love, Dating (Social customs), Juvenile fiction, Pakistani Americans, Fiction
