How long does it take to read Scarlett?
The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind"
Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley takes about 16 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 16 hours 12 minutes
A long haul
First published 1991. 884 pages, about 243,100 words.
33 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 27 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 16 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Alexandra Ripley, Sequel, Gone with the Wind, American Civil War, American South Civil War, North South War