Reading time
How long does it take to read G Is for Gumshoe?
G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton is about 341 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 12 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 58 min
G Is for Gumshoe · Sue Grafton · first published 1990
- Pages
- 341
- 30 min a day
- 12 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 7 h 54 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 58 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 44 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 33 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 24 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 16 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#7 in Kinsey Millhone
Next in the series: H Is for Homicide (1991, 287 pages)
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G Is for Gumshoe: reading time questions
- How many pages is G Is for Gumshoe?
- G Is for Gumshoe is about 341 pages. That is the median across the 16 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read G Is for Gumshoe?
- About 5 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 4 h 44 min.
- How many days to read G Is for Gumshoe at 30 minutes a day?
- About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 24 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is G Is for Gumshoe in the Kinsey Millhone series?
- G Is for Gumshoe is book 7 in Kinsey Millhone by Sue Grafton.
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