How long does it take to read The Auctioneer?
Joan Samson
The Auctioneer by Joan Samson takes about 5 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 8 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1975. 280 pages, about 77,000 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
John Moore's peaceful life in rural New Hampshire is changed forever after the arrival of an evil, magnetic stranger who runs a series of auctions in the town.
Subjects: Farmers, Fiction, Auctioneers, Fiction, general
