How long does it take to read Dr. Amelia's Boredom Survival Guide?
First aid for rainy days, boring errands, waiting rooms, whatever!
Dr. Amelia's Boredom Survival Guide by Marissa Moss takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While waiting for her sister's medical appointment, a bored Amelia creates a handwritten book of fifty suggestions for passing the time.
Subjects: Fiction, Boredom, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Perception, fiction, Amusements
