Reading time
How long does it take to read The Deep Blue Good-by?
The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. MacDonald is about 123 pages, so it takes about 2 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 5 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
2 h 9 min
The Deep Blue Good-by · John D. MacDonald · first published 1964
- Pages
- 123
- 30 min a day
- 5 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 2 h 51 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 2 h 9 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 1 h 43 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 1 h 17 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 5 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 3 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 3 days |
Page count: median of 4 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Travis McGee
Next in the series: Nightmare in Pink (1964, 206 pages)
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The Deep Blue Good-by: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Deep Blue Good-by?
- The Deep Blue Good-by is about 123 pages. That is the median across the 4 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Deep Blue Good-by?
- About 2 h 9 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 1 h 43 min.
- How many days to read The Deep Blue Good-by at 30 minutes a day?
- About 5 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 9 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
- What number is The Deep Blue Good-by in the Travis McGee series?
- The Deep Blue Good-by is book 1 in Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald.
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