Reading time
How long does it take to read As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust?
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley is about 392 pages, so it takes about 7 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 52 min
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust · Alan Bradley · first published 2015
- Pages
- 392
- 30 min a day
- 14 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 9 h 4 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 52 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h 27 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 5 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 28 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 10 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 9 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#7 in Flavia de Luce
Next in the series: Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (2016, 336 pages)
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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: reading time questions
- How many pages is As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust?
- As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust is about 392 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 As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust?
- About 6 h 52 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 27 min.
- How many days to read As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust at 30 minutes a day?
- About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 28 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust in the Flavia de Luce series?
- As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust is book 7 in Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley.
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