How long does it take to read Roommates Wanted?
Roommates Wanted by Lisa Jewell takes about 8 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 26 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2007. 460 pages, about 126,500 words. Written for young adults.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Having created a refuge in a rambling house for five misfits, failed poet Toby Dobbs finds the financial strain beyond his means and turns for advice to neighbor Leah Pilgrim, who helps him devise a plan to render his roommates independent.
Subjects: Man-woman relationships, Young adults, People with social disabilities, Fiction, Single people, Landlord and tenant
