Reading time
How long does it take to read The Last Widow?
The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter is about 472 pages, so it takes about 8½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
8 h 16 min
The Last Widow · Karin Slaughter · first published 2019
- Pages
- 472
- 30 min a day
- 17 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 56 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 16 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 33 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 55 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 34 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 14 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#9 in Will Trent
Next in the series: The Silent Wife (2020, 249 pages)
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The Last Widow: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Last Widow?
- The Last Widow is about 472 pages. That is the median across the 14 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Last Widow?
- About 8 h 16 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 33 min.
- How many days to read The Last Widow at 30 minutes a day?
- About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 34 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
- What number is The Last Widow in the Will Trent series?
- The Last Widow is book 9 in Will Trent by Karin Slaughter.
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