How long does it take to read The Loved One?
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh takes about 2 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 55 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1948. 159 pages, about 43,725 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 104 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
One of Waugh’s most irreverent satires, the story focuses on the funeral business in Los Angeles.
Subjects: Fiction, humorous, Hollywood (los angeles, calif.), fiction, California, fiction, Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Motion picture industry, Fiction
