How long does it take to read School Days?
School Days by Robert B. Parker takes about 5 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 5 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 295 pages, about 81,125 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Lily Ellsworth the grand dame of Dowling, Massachusetts hires Spenser to investigate her grandson Jared Clark's alleged involvement in a school shooting. Though seven people were killed in cold blood, and despite Jared's being named as a co-conspirator by the other shooter, Mrs. Ellsworth is convinced of her grandson's innocence.
Subjects: Fiction, Private investigators, Spenser (Fictitious character), Spenser (Fictional character), Mystery fiction, School violence
