How long does it take to read Valley of the Dolls?
a novel
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann takes about 8 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1966. 442 pages, about 121,550 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 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The story of three women and their struggle to make it in the entertainment industry. Upon making it to the top, the sad realization sets in that they have no place to go but down.
Subjects: Actresses, Drug abuse, Drug use, Female friendship, Fiction, Motion pictur actors and actresses