How long does it take to read Love and War?
Love and War by John Jakes takes about 18 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 18 hours 41 minutes
A long haul
First published 1984. 1,019 pages, about 280,225 words.
38 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 31 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 18 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The second book in the North and South trilogy, which was published in 1984, follows the Main and Hazard families for the duration of the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Subjects: Fiction, History, United States in fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, war & military
