How long does it take to read You Like It Darker?
You Like It Darker by Stephen King takes about 9 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 14 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2024. 504 pages, about 138,600 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"You like it darker? Fine, so do I' writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys and mysteries; each feels iconic. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. 'Rattlesnakes', a sequel to Cujo, sees a grieving widower travel to Florida for respite and instead receive an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. 'The Answer Man' asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind' and his ability to surprise, amaze and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. You like it darker? You got it.
Subjects: Horror, Short Stories, Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
