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Patrick Melrose Reading Order

Patrick Melrose by Edward St Aubyn has 5 main books (1992–2011). Start with Never Mind (1992) and read the numbered books in order.

By Edward St Aubyn

Patrick Melrose books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Never Mind

    1992 · 154 pages

    2 h 42 min
  2. #2

    Bad News

    1992 · 216 pages

    3 h 47 min
  3. #3

    Some Hope

    1994 · 167 pages

    2 h 55 min
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  5. #4

    Mother's Milk

    2006 · 291 pages

    5 h 6 min
  6. #5

    At Last

    2011 · 266 pages

    4 h 39 min

Main books together: 1,094 pages, about 19 h 9 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Patrick Melrose: common questions

How many books are in the Patrick Melrose series?
There are 5 main books in Patrick Melrose. The most recent main book listed here is At Last (2011).
What order should I read Patrick Melrose in?
Read Patrick Melrose in its numbered order: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk, and so on.
What is the first Patrick Melrose book?
The first book is Never Mind by Edward St Aubyn, published in 1992.
How long does it take to read the whole Patrick Melrose series?
The 5 main books add up to about 1,094 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 19 hours of reading, or about 39 days at 30 minutes a day.

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