Reading time
How long does it take to read Last Seen Wearing?
Last Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter is about 312 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 28 min
Last Seen Wearing · Colin Dexter · first published 1976
- Pages
- 312
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 7 h 13 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 28 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 20 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 15 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 22 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 17 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Inspector Morse
Next in the series: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1977, 254 pages)
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Last Seen Wearing: reading time questions
- How many pages is Last Seen Wearing?
- Last Seen Wearing is about 312 pages. That is the median across the 17 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Last Seen Wearing?
- About 5 h 28 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 20 min.
- How many days to read Last Seen Wearing at 30 minutes a day?
- About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 22 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is Last Seen Wearing in the Inspector Morse series?
- Last Seen Wearing is book 2 in Inspector Morse by Colin Dexter.
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