How long does it take to read Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses?
Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses by Edward Gorey takes about 1 hour 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 28 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1980. 80 pages, about 22,000 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An Edward Gorey Double Feature. Enigmatic drawings of cats engaged in unusual activities, and somber portraits of women guilty of bizarre murders demonstrate a dry and subtle sense of humor.
Subjects: Pictorial American wit and humor, Cats, Caricatures and cartoons, Murder, Humor, form, comic strips & cartoons
