Reading time

How long does it take to read Going Postal?

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett is about 416 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 17 min

Going Postal · Terry Pratchett · first published 2004

Pages
416
30 min a day
15 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm9 h 38 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 17 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 47 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 20 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 32 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#33 in Discworld

#1 in Discworld: Moist von Lipwig

Next in the series: Thud! (2005, 398 pages)

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Going Postal: reading time questions

How many pages is Going Postal?
Going Postal is about 416 pages. That is the median across the 32 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Going Postal?
About 7 h 17 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 47 min.
How many days to read Going Postal 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 Going Postal in the Discworld series?
Going Postal is book 33 in Discworld by Terry Pratchett.

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