Reading time

How long does it take to read Lonesome Dove?

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is about 945 pages, so it takes about 16½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 34 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

16 h 33 min

Lonesome Dove · Larry McMurtry · first published 1985

Pages
945
30 min a day
34 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm21 h 53 min
Average adult · 238 wpm16 h 33 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm13 h 8 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm9 h 51 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day67 days
30 minutes a day34 days
45 minutes a day23 days
60 minutes a day17 days

Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in Lonesome Dove

Next in the series: Streets of Laredo (1993, 547 pages)

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Lonesome Dove: reading time questions

How many pages is Lonesome Dove?
Lonesome Dove is about 945 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Lonesome Dove?
About 16 h 33 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 13 h 8 min.
How many days to read Lonesome Dove at 30 minutes a day?
About 34 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 67 days, and at an hour a day about 17 days.
What number is Lonesome Dove in the Lonesome Dove series?
Lonesome Dove is book 3 in Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.

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