Reading time

How long does it take to read Playback?

Playback by Raymond Chandler is about 208 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 38 min

Playback · Raymond Chandler · first published 1958

Pages
208
30 min a day
8 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 49 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 38 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 53 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 10 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day15 days
30 minutes a day8 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 35 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#7 in Philip Marlowe

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Playback: reading time questions

How many pages is Playback?
Playback is about 208 pages. That is the median across the 35 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Playback?
About 3 h 38 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 53 min.
How many days to read Playback at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 15 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is Playback in the Philip Marlowe series?
Playback is book 7 in Philip Marlowe by Raymond Chandler.

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