Reading time

How long does it take to read Strip Jack?

Strip Jack by Ian Rankin is about 287 pages, so it takes about 5 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 1 min

Strip Jack · Ian Rankin · first published 1992

Pages
287
30 min a day
11 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm6 h 39 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 1 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 59 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 59 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day21 days
30 minutes a day11 days
45 minutes a day7 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 16 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#4 in Inspector Rebus

Next in the series: The Black Book (1993, 346 pages)

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Strip Jack: reading time questions

How many pages is Strip Jack?
Strip Jack is about 287 pages. That is the median across the 16 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Strip Jack?
About 5 h 1 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 59 min.
How many days to read Strip Jack at 30 minutes a day?
About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 21 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is Strip Jack in the Inspector Rebus series?
Strip Jack is book 4 in Inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin.

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