Reading time

How long does it take to read Speaking in Bones?

Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs is about 432 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h 34 min

Speaking in Bones · Kathy Reichs · first published 2015

Pages
432
30 min a day
16 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 34 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day31 days
30 minutes a day16 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day8 days

Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#18 in Temperance Brennan

Next in the series: A Conspiracy of Bones (2020, 352 pages)

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Speaking in Bones: reading time questions

How many pages is Speaking in Bones?
Speaking in Bones is about 432 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Speaking in Bones?
About 7 h 34 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h.
How many days to read Speaking in Bones at 30 minutes a day?
About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 31 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
What number is Speaking in Bones in the Temperance Brennan series?
Speaking in Bones is book 18 in Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs.

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