How many pages is Famesick?

416 pages, which is about 125,000 words and 8½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.

Is Famesick worth reading?

Only 34 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 416 pages and about 8½ hrs of your time, or 5 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.

How long is the Famesick audiobook?

About 14 hrs, estimated from the 125,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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Famesick

Name: Famesick
Author: Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham

8½ hrsto read

At your speed≈ 8½ hrs

Pages416

Audiobook≈ 14 hrs

416 pages works out to roughly 125,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 8½ hrs — about a week of evenings.

Only 34 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way.

How long does it take to read Famesick?

Famesick is 416 pages, or roughly 125,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Famesick at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	12 hrs
Average	250	8½ hrs
Fast	400	5 hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.

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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.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Famesick?: About 8½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Famesick runs 416 pages, roughly 125,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 12 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 5 hrs.
How many pages is Famesick?: 416 pages, which is about 125,000 words and 8½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
Is Famesick worth reading?: Only 34 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 416 pages and about 8½ hrs of your time, or 5 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is the Famesick audiobook?: About 14 hrs, estimated from the 125,000 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

For the last decade, as she’s spent countless hours in doctor’s waiting rooms searching for diagnoses, treatments, and relief, being the owner and operator of Lena Dunham’s body has felt, as she puts it, 'like towing a wrecked car across town at midnight.' It’s not easy dragging a wrecked car anywhere, much less to the Met Gala while…

sewn into a gold lamé corset. Or to the set of the hit show that you – as a twenty-five-year-old – are writing, directing, producing, and starring in. Or to the White House, the Golden Globes, or your publicist’s office to discuss the latest internet disaster. But Dunham does it – even if it means interminable hospital stays, vomiting in the bathroom when she’s meant to be meeting Oprah, or terrifying those closest to her – because she can no longer tell the difference between fighting to do what she loves and being a servant to her own ambition. All the while, she is holding out for a love that can withstand her personal and public challenges and, more than anything, yearning to feel like herself again – if only she could remember who that self was. As Dunham takes us through her journey, tracking her rise to fame – from selling the pilot of Girls to the present – in three acts, it becomes clear that the spotlight casts long shadows, distorting the relationships she once held dear and isolating everyone in its glare. When an endless supply of drugs can’t protect you from pain – and begins to control your every move – being famous doesn’t stand a chance against the darker corners of the human experience. In Famesick, Dunham asks herself what the cost of fulfilling her dreams has really been, and whether it was worth it. What she finds is deeper than physical relief, and more lasting, as she learns to live with what she can’t change and turn her regrets into wisdom that can carry her forward, as she reconnects to what, and who, she loves.