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How long does it take to read A Song for the Dark Times?

Ian Rankin, James Macpherson

A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin, James Macpherson takes about 6 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 23 of Inspector Rebus

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About 6 hours 10 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2020. 336 pages, about 92,400 words.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 16 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 10 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 51 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

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