Books like Absolute Beginners
Colin MacInnes
Absolute Beginners is 223 pages, about 4 hours 5 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Suddenly You 6.9 h 
Voyage in the Dark 3.5 h 
Small Island 8.2 h 
Christmas Books 7.6 h 
The Black Tower 5.5 h 
The Ministry of Fear 4.3 h 
Paper Money 4.6 h 
Wicked Widow 6.0 h 
The Girls of Slender Means 2.7 h 
Therapy 6.0 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.