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How long does it take to read Virgin?

James Patterson

Virgin by James Patterson takes about 6 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 16 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1980. 342 pages, about 94,050 words. Written for young adults.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 27 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 16 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 55 minutes

The page count is the median across 45 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The #1 bestseller Pop Goes the Weasel proved once again that James Patterson is an undisputed master of suspense. Now he has written his most compelling and surprising thriller ever. . . .Cradle & All In Boston, a young woman finds herself pregnant--even though she is still a virgin. In Ireland, another young woman discovers she is in the same impossible condition. And in cities all around the world, medical authorities are overwhelmed by epidemics, droughts, famines, floods, and worse. It all feels like a sign that something awful is coming. Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private investigator, is hired by the Archdiocese of Boston to investigate the immaculate conceptions. Even as she comes to care about and trust the young women, she realizes that both are in great danger. Terrifying forces of light and darkness are gathering. Stepping into uncharted territory where the unknown is just the beginning, Anne must discover the truth--to save the young women, to save herself, and to protect the future of all mankind.

Subjects: Fiction, Women private investigators, Catholics, Teenage pregnancy, Prophecies, Ex-nuns

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