Reading time

How long does it take to read Only the Dead?

Only the Dead by Jack Carr is about 424 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 25 min

Only the Dead · Jack Carr · first published 2023

Pages
424
30 min a day
15 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm9 h 49 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 25 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 53 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 25 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 6 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#6 in The Terminal List

Next in the series: Red Sky Mourning (2024, 500 pages)

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Only the Dead: reading time questions

How many pages is Only the Dead?
Only the Dead is about 424 pages. That is the median across the 6 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Only the Dead?
About 7 h 25 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 53 min.
How many days to read Only the Dead 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 Only the Dead in the The Terminal List series?
Only the Dead is book 6 in The Terminal List by Jack Carr.

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