Reading time
How long does it take to read When Will There Be Good News??
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson is about 352 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 13 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 10 min
When Will There Be Good News? · Kate Atkinson · first published 2008
- Pages
- 352
- 30 min a day
- 13 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 9 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 10 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 53 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 40 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 25 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 13 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 6 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Jackson Brodie
Next in the series: Started Early, Took My Dog (2010, 496 pages)
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When Will There Be Good News?: reading time questions
- How many pages is When Will There Be Good News??
- When Will There Be Good News? is about 352 pages. That is the median across the 6 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read When Will There Be Good News??
- About 6 h 10 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 53 min.
- How many days to read When Will There Be Good News? at 30 minutes a day?
- About 13 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 25 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is When Will There Be Good News? in the Jackson Brodie series?
- When Will There Be Good News? is book 3 in Jackson Brodie by Kate Atkinson.
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