Reading time
How long does it take to read The Cat Who Played Post Office?
The Cat Who Played Post Office by Lilian Jackson Braun is about 218 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 49 min
The Cat Who Played Post Office · Lilian Jackson Braun · first published 1987
- Pages
- 218
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 3 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 49 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 2 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 16 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 7 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#6 in The Cat Who
Next in the series: The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (1988, 229 pages)
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The Cat Who Played Post Office: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Cat Who Played Post Office?
- The Cat Who Played Post Office is about 218 pages. That is the median across the 7 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Cat Who Played Post Office?
- About 3 h 49 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 2 min.
- How many days to read The Cat Who Played Post Office at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 16 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is The Cat Who Played Post Office in the The Cat Who series?
- The Cat Who Played Post Office is book 6 in The Cat Who by Lilian Jackson Braun.
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