How long does it take to read The Brethren?
The Brethren by John Grisham takes about 8 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 7 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2000. 443 pages, about 121,825 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 51 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The "Brethren" are three disgraced former judges incarcerated at a fictional federal minimum security prison who embark on a scam to blackmail wealthy closeted gay men. Unfortunately, the judges ensnare a candidate for U.S. President backed by the CIA.
Subjects: Prisoners, Judges, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, American Legal stories