Reading time
How long does it take to read Among the Mad?
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear is about 305 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 20 min
Among the Mad · Jacqueline Winspear · first published 2009
- Pages
- 305
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 7 h 4 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 20 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 14 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 11 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 22 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#6 in Maisie Dobbs
Next in the series: The Mapping of Love and Death (2010, 447 pages)
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Among the Mad: reading time questions
- How many pages is Among the Mad?
- Among the Mad is about 305 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Among the Mad?
- About 5 h 20 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 14 min.
- How many days to read Among the Mad at 30 minutes a day?
- About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 22 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is Among the Mad in the Maisie Dobbs series?
- Among the Mad is book 6 in Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.
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