How long does it take to read An Instance of the Fingerpost?
An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears takes about 12 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 48 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 698 pages, about 191,950 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is set in the 1660's, and tells the story of Sarah Blundy who is accused of murder. The story is told from four different perspectives, and as you read each one you learn so much more about the events, and there is a huge plot twist at the end!
Subjects: Fiction, History, Murder, New College (University of Oxford), Religion, Science
