Reading time

How long does it take to read C Is for Corpse?

C Is for Corpse by Sue Grafton is about 250 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

4 h 23 min

C Is for Corpse · Sue Grafton · first published 1986

Pages
250
30 min a day
9 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm5 h 47 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 23 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 28 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 36 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day18 days
30 minutes a day9 days
45 minutes a day6 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 23 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in Kinsey Millhone

Next in the series: D Is for Deadbeat (1987, 261 pages)

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C Is for Corpse: reading time questions

How many pages is C Is for Corpse?
C Is for Corpse is about 250 pages. That is the median across the 23 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read C Is for Corpse?
About 4 h 23 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 28 min.
How many days to read C Is for Corpse at 30 minutes a day?
About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 18 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
What number is C Is for Corpse in the Kinsey Millhone series?
C Is for Corpse is book 3 in Kinsey Millhone by Sue Grafton.

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