Reading time

How long does it take to read Bad News?

Bad News by Edward St Aubyn is about 216 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 47 min

Bad News · Edward St Aubyn · first published 1992

Pages
216
30 min a day
8 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm5 h
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 47 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 15 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 7 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Patrick Melrose

Next in the series: Some Hope (1994, 167 pages)

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Bad News: reading time questions

How many pages is Bad News?
Bad News is about 216 pages. That is the median across the 7 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Bad News?
About 3 h 47 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.
How many days to read Bad News 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 Bad News in the Patrick Melrose series?
Bad News is book 2 in Patrick Melrose by Edward St Aubyn.

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