How long does it take to read In the Time of the Butterflies?
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez takes about 2 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 25 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2009. 132 pages, about 36,300 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
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Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Study and teaching, Fiction, History, Women revolutionaries, Romans, nouvelles
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