Reading time
How long does it take to read Plainsong?
Plainsong by Kent Haruf is about 301 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 16 min
Plainsong · Kent Haruf · first published 1999
- Pages
- 301
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 58 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 16 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 11 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 8 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 8 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Plainsong
Next in the series: Eventide (2004, 320 pages)
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Plainsong: reading time questions
- How many pages is Plainsong?
- Plainsong is about 301 pages. That is the median across the 8 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Plainsong?
- About 5 h 16 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 11 min.
- How many days to read Plainsong 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 Plainsong in the Plainsong series?
- Plainsong is book 1 in Plainsong by Kent Haruf.
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