Reading time
How long does it take to read The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper?
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper by John D. MacDonald is about 298 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 13 min
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper · John D. MacDonald · first published 1968
- Pages
- 298
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 54 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 13 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 8 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 6 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 24 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#10 in Travis McGee
Next in the series: Dress Her in Indigo (1969, 254 pages)
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The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper?
- The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper is about 298 pages. That is the median across the 24 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper?
- About 5 h 13 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 8 min.
- How many days to read The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper 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 The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper in the Travis McGee series?
- The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper is book 10 in Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald.
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