Reading time

How long does it take to read A Drink Before the War?

A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane is about 336 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 12 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 53 min

A Drink Before the War · Dennis Lehane · first published 1994

Pages
336
30 min a day
12 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm7 h 47 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 53 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 40 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day24 days
30 minutes a day12 days
45 minutes a day8 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Kenzie & Gennaro

Next in the series: Darkness, Take My Hand (1996, 455 pages)

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A Drink Before the War: reading time questions

How many pages is A Drink Before the War?
A Drink Before the War is about 336 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read A Drink Before the War?
About 5 h 53 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 40 min.
How many days to read A Drink Before the War at 30 minutes a day?
About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 24 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is A Drink Before the War in the Kenzie & Gennaro series?
A Drink Before the War is book 1 in Kenzie & Gennaro by Dennis Lehane.

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