How long does it take to read Scarlett?
Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley takes about 15 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 5 minutes
A long haul
First published 1991. 823 pages, about 226,325 words.
31 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 25 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Set in the Reconstruction-era South, this sequel to Margeret Mitchell's well-loved novel follows Rhett, Scarlett, and Ashley as they pick up the pieces of their lives.
Subjects: Irish Americans, Travel, Fiction, Scarlett O'Hara (Fictitious character), Americans, Irish American women
