Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt
At your speed≈ 5 hrs
Pages256
Audiobook≈ 8½ hrs
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
256 pages works out to roughly 77,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 5 hrs — a weekend's reading.
33 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — enough for an early score, not yet a firm one.
Worth-it score 6.7/10 — Worth the time (early). Readers 6.6 (33 early ratings on Hardcover) + length 0.1 = 6.7. How the score works →
How long does it take to read Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt?
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt is 256 pages, or roughly 77,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 7½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 5 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 3 hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 8½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt?
- About 5 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt runs 256 pages, roughly 77,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 7½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3 hrs.
- How many pages is Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt?
- 256 pages, which is about 77,000 words and 5 hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Hardcover lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
- Is Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt worth reading?
- On early ratings, we score it 6.7 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Only 33 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far, so the score leans on the library average and will move as more ratings arrive; at about 5 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.1 for being short.
- How long is the Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt audiobook?
- About 8½ hrs, estimated from the 77,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.
From the publisher
Travis is Death in the modern world. He wears jeans and a T-shirt and lives in a small, grey town. His job is to offer people comfort in their final hours of life. He’s stoic, gentle, and a little naive, despite everything he knows. He’s young and handsome, despite who he is.…
Each death he witnesses is meaningful to him; he listens, never judges, and most importantly, never tries to change anyone’s fate. He knows that every life must eventually end to maintain the balance of the universe and he respects the cycle. Then he meets Dalia, a midwife, and her boisterous eight-year-old daughter Layla, who live across the hall. As Dalia and Layla come to embrace Travis, it becomes more difficult to maintain the detachment that’s allowed him to function for so long. Their time together teaches him what’s truly important in life—and what might be irrevocably lost in death. Written with radiant warmth, wisdom, and compassion, Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt is a timeless story about appreciating life, accepting its end, and finding our place in the universe—especially when it feels most impossible—that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved and lost or worried at time’s passing.
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