Reading time

How long does it take to read Whose Body??

Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers is about 212 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 43 min

Whose Body? · Dorothy L. Sayers · first published 1923

Pages
212
30 min a day
8 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 54 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 43 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 57 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 13 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day15 days
30 minutes a day8 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 319 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Lord Peter Wimsey

Next in the series: Clouds of Witness (1926, 287 pages)

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Whose Body?: reading time questions

How many pages is Whose Body??
Whose Body? is about 212 pages. That is the median across the 319 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Whose Body??
About 3 h 43 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 57 min.
How many days to read Whose Body? at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 15 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is Whose Body? in the Lord Peter Wimsey series?
Whose Body? is book 1 in Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers.

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