How long does it take to read A Cat Called Room 8?
Virginia Finley
A Cat Called Room 8 by Virginia Finley takes about 1 hour 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 5 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 59 pages, about 16,225 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a brief, heartwarming true story about a cat named Room 8 who visited an Echo Park Los Angeles elementary school from 1952-1968. Room 8 is still commemorated at this school, and he is honored by many in the community. A rescue called the Room 8 Memorial Cat Foundation, founded in 1972, still exists.
Subjects: Cats, Echo Park, historical, Los Angeles
