Books like The Painter of Signs
R. K. Narayan
The Painter of Signs is 144 pages, about 2 hours 38 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Queen of Dreams 6.2 h 
The Far Field 8.2 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.