How long does it take to read The Painted Girls?
Cathy Marie Buchanan
The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan takes about 6 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 368 pages, about 101,200 words. Written for young adults.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In belle époque Paris, the Van Goethem sisters struggle for survival after the sudden death of their father, a situation that prompts young Marie's ballet training and her introduction to a genius painter.
Subjects: Teenage girls, Ballet dancers, Fiction, Artists' models, Roman, Sisters
