How many pages is Never Say Die?

256 pages, which is about 77,000 words and 5 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is Never Say Die worth reading?

Only 3 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: 256 pages and about 5 hrs of your time, or 3 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.

How long is the Never Say Die 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.

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Never Say Die

Name: Never Say Die
Author: Ke Huy Quan

Ke Huy Quan

5 hrsto read

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At your speed≈ 5 hrs

Pages256

Audiobook≈ 8½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

256 pages works out to roughly 77,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 5 hrs — a weekend's reading.

Only 3 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way.

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How long does it take to read Never Say Die?

Never Say Die is 256 pages, or roughly 77,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Never Say Die at three reading speeds.
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 Never Say Die?: About 5 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Never Say Die 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 Never Say Die?: 256 pages, which is about 77,000 words and 5 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Never Say Die worth reading?: Only 3 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: 256 pages and about 5 hrs of your time, or 3 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is the Never Say Die 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

In this stunning and compulsively readable memoir, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Goonies, and Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to 80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood history. “A monumental work of…

self-discovery and the power and grace of communal survival. Quan's voice is crystalline and luminous, and his Odyssean journey to the screen is, in itself, a triumph of storytelling.” –Ocean Vuong Ke Huy Quan’s Hollywood adventure began when he was twelve years old, a mere five years after his family escaped Communist Northern Vietnam and settled down to a relatively peaceful life in L.A.’s Chinatown. After attending an open call audition on a whim, he was unexpectedly swept up in the wild world of filmmaking: learning to swim from Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, receiving trucks full of toys from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for his birthday, meeting Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, and making lifelong friends on the set of The Goonies. A star of two of the most beloved movies of the ‘80s, there appeared to be no limit to Ke’s rise. But just a few years later, the roles had dried up and it seemed like Hollywood no longer had a place for him. He eventually left acting to work odd jobs behind the scenes for directors like Wong Kar Wai. His confidence was badly shaken, but his love of performing never abated. It wasn’t until decades later, when he was 49 years old, that he stepped back in front of the camera to star in a strange little indie film called Everything Everywhere All at Once, which surprised everyone with its incredible box-office and awards season success. To call Ke’s Oscar-winning performance a triumphant return would be an understatement. In this moving, inspirational memoir, Ke paints a vivid self-portrait, telling both heart-wrenching and funny stories of his early rise, slow fall from the spotlight, the resilience that kept him going through his darkest times, and his eventual resurrection on one of the biggest stages in Hollywood. Never Say Die is the story of Ke’s extraordinary life, a love letter to the movies and people that shaped him, and a powerful testament to never giving up on your dreams.

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