Reading time
How long does it take to read The Private Patient?
The Private Patient by P. D. James is about 460 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
8 h 3 min
The Private Patient · P. D. James · first published 2008
- Pages
- 460
- 30 min a day
- 17 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 39 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 3 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 23 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 48 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 33 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#14 in Adam Dalgliesh
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The Private Patient: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Private Patient?
- The Private Patient is about 460 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Private Patient?
- About 8 h 3 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 23 min.
- How many days to read The Private Patient at 30 minutes a day?
- About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 33 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
- What number is The Private Patient in the Adam Dalgliesh series?
- The Private Patient is book 14 in Adam Dalgliesh by P. D. James.