Reading time

How long does it take to read A Purple Place for Dying?

A Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald is about 223 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 54 min

A Purple Place for Dying · John D. MacDonald · first published 1964

Pages
223
30 min a day
8 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm5 h 10 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 54 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 6 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 19 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day16 days
30 minutes a day8 days
45 minutes a day6 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 31 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in Travis McGee

Next in the series: The Quick Red Fox (1964, 212 pages)

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A Purple Place for Dying: reading time questions

How many pages is A Purple Place for Dying?
A Purple Place for Dying is about 223 pages. That is the median across the 31 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read A Purple Place for Dying?
About 3 h 54 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 6 min.
How many days to read A Purple Place for Dying at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 16 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is A Purple Place for Dying in the Travis McGee series?
A Purple Place for Dying is book 3 in Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald.

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