Reading time

How long does it take to read Chaos?

Chaos by Patricia Cornwell is about 432 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h 34 min

Chaos · Patricia Cornwell · first published 2016

Pages
432
30 min a day
16 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 34 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day31 days
30 minutes a day16 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day8 days

Page count: median of 13 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#24 in Kay Scarpetta

Next in the series: Autopsy (2021, 400 pages)

Your real reading speed

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Chaos: reading time questions

How many pages is Chaos?
Chaos is about 432 pages. That is the median across the 13 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Chaos?
About 7 h 34 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h.
How many days to read Chaos at 30 minutes a day?
About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 31 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
What number is Chaos in the Kay Scarpetta series?
Chaos is book 24 in Kay Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell.

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