How long does it take to read The Longest Ride?
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks takes about 8 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 46 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2013. 478 pages, about 131,450 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After being trapped in an isolated car crash, the life of an elderly widower becomes entwined with that of a young college student and the cowboy she loves.
Subjects: Widowers, Man-woman relationships, College students, Married people, Fiction, Unmarried couples