Reading time

How long does it take to read Gathering Prey?

Gathering Prey by John Sandford is about 428 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 15 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h 30 min

Gathering Prey · John Sandford · first published 2015

Pages
428
30 min a day
15 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm9 h 54 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 30 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 57 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 28 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day30 days
30 minutes a day15 days
45 minutes a day10 days
60 minutes a day8 days

Page count: median of 9 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#25 in Prey

Next in the series: Extreme Prey (2016, 448 pages)

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Gathering Prey: reading time questions

How many pages is Gathering Prey?
Gathering Prey is about 428 pages. That is the median across the 9 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Gathering Prey?
About 7 h 30 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 57 min.
How many days to read Gathering Prey at 30 minutes a day?
About 15 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 30 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
What number is Gathering Prey in the Prey series?
Gathering Prey is book 25 in Prey by John Sandford.

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