Reading time
How long does it take to read The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare?
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun is about 229 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 1 min
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare · Lilian Jackson Braun · first published 1988
- Pages
- 229
- 30 min a day
- 9 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 18 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 1 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 11 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 23 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 12 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#7 in The Cat Who
Next in the series: The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (1988, 208 pages)
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The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare?
- The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare is about 229 pages. That is the median across the 12 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare?
- About 4 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 11 min.
- How many days to read The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare at 30 minutes a day?
- About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 17 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare in the The Cat Who series?
- The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare is book 7 in The Cat Who by Lilian Jackson Braun.
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