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How long does it take to read Dolores Claiborne?

Stephen King

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King takes about 5 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 38 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1992. 307 pages, about 84,425 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 38 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 31 minutes

The page count is the median across 51 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, Dolores Claiborne tells police the story of her life, harkening back to her disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of her violent husband, Joe St. George, thirty years earlier. Dolores also tells of Vera's physical and mental decline and of her loyalty to an employer who has become emotionally demanding in recent years.

Subjects: Women, Intimacy (Psychology), Confession, Fiction, Confesión, Intimidad (Psicología)

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