Reading time

How long does it take to read Black and Blue?

Black and Blue by Ian Rankin is about 512 pages, so it takes about 9 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 18 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

8 h 58 min

Black and Blue · Ian Rankin · first published 1997

Pages
512
30 min a day
18 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm11 h 51 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 58 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm7 h 7 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day36 days
30 minutes a day18 days
45 minutes a day12 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 24 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#8 in Inspector Rebus

Next in the series: The Hanging Garden (1998, 424 pages)

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Black and Blue: reading time questions

How many pages is Black and Blue?
Black and Blue is about 512 pages. That is the median across the 24 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Black and Blue?
About 8 h 58 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 7 min.
How many days to read Black and Blue at 30 minutes a day?
About 18 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 36 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
What number is Black and Blue in the Inspector Rebus series?
Black and Blue is book 8 in Inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin.

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