Reading time

How long does it take to read The Cat Who Saw Red?

The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun is about 262 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 10 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

4 h 35 min

The Cat Who Saw Red · Lilian Jackson Braun · first published 1986

Pages
262
30 min a day
10 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm6 h 4 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 35 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 38 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 44 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day19 days
30 minutes a day10 days
45 minutes a day7 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 13 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#4 in The Cat Who

Next in the series: The Cat Who Played Brahms (1987, 223 pages)

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The Cat Who Saw Red: reading time questions

How many pages is The Cat Who Saw Red?
The Cat Who Saw Red is about 262 pages. That is the median across the 13 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Cat Who Saw Red?
About 4 h 35 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 38 min.
How many days to read The Cat Who Saw Red at 30 minutes a day?
About 10 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 19 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
What number is The Cat Who Saw Red in the The Cat Who series?
The Cat Who Saw Red is book 4 in The Cat Who by Lilian Jackson Braun.

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