Reading time

How long does it take to read An Acceptable Time?

An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle is about 358 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 13 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

6 h 16 min

An Acceptable Time · Madeleine L'Engle · first published 1989

Pages
358
30 min a day
13 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm8 h 17 min
Average adult · 238 wpm6 h 16 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 58 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 44 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day26 days
30 minutes a day13 days
45 minutes a day9 days
60 minutes a day7 days

Page count: median of 19 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#5 in Time Quintet

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An Acceptable Time: reading time questions

How many pages is An Acceptable Time?
An Acceptable Time is about 358 pages. That is the median across the 19 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read An Acceptable Time?
About 6 h 16 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 58 min.
How many days to read An Acceptable Time at 30 minutes a day?
About 13 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 26 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
What number is An Acceptable Time in the Time Quintet series?
An Acceptable Time is book 5 in Time Quintet by Madeleine L'Engle.

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