How long does it take to read Doctors?
Doctors by Erich Segal takes about 12 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 27 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1988. 679 pages, about 186,725 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Writing with all the passion of Love Story and power of The Class, Erich Segal sweeps us into the lives of the Harvard Medical School's class of 1962. His stunning novel reveals the making of doctors--what makes them tick, scheme, hurt . . . and love. From the crucible of med school's merciless training through the demanding hours of internship and residency to the triumphs--and sometimes tragedies--beyond, Doctors brings to vivid life the men and women who seek to heal but who must first walk through fire. At the novel's heart is the unforgettable relationship of Barney Livingston and Laura Castellano, childhood friends who separately find unsettling celebrity and unsatisfying love--until their friendship ripens into passion. Yet even their devotion to each other, even their medical gifts may not be enough to save the one life they treasure above all others. Doctors --heartbreaking, witty, inspiring, and utterly, grippingly real--is a vibrant portrait that culminates in a murder, a trial . . . and a miracle.
Subjects: Physicians, Medical students, Medical education, Fiction, Harvard Medical School, Fiction, general
