How long does it take to read Poor Things?
episodes from the early life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish public health officer
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray takes about 5 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 317 pages, about 87,175 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 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A fantasy novel, presented as a discovered a manuscript, set in the nineteenth century. Frankenstein-like tale. Whitbread Novel Award, 1992.
Subjects: Fiction, Physicians, Scotland, fiction, Physicians, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, History
