Reading time
How long does it take to read A Suitable Vengeance?
A Suitable Vengeance by Elizabeth George is about 447 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 50 min
A Suitable Vengeance · Elizabeth George · first published 1991
- Pages
- 447
- 30 min a day
- 16 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 21 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 50 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 13 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 39 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 32 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 9 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Inspector Lynley
Next in the series: For the Sake of Elena (1992, 442 pages)
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A Suitable Vengeance: reading time questions
- How many pages is A Suitable Vengeance?
- A Suitable Vengeance is about 447 pages. That is the median across the 9 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read A Suitable Vengeance?
- About 7 h 50 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 13 min.
- How many days to read A Suitable Vengeance at 30 minutes a day?
- About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 32 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is A Suitable Vengeance in the Inspector Lynley series?
- A Suitable Vengeance is book 4 in Inspector Lynley by Elizabeth George.
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