American Scoundrel
At your speed≈ 10½ hrs
Pages528
Audiobook≈ 17½ hrs
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
528 pages works out to roughly 158,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 10½ hrs — a week or more of evenings.
Only 4 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way.
No Worth-it score yet. Too new to score — fewer than 10 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far. How the score works →
How long does it take to read American Scoundrel?
American Scoundrel is 528 pages, or roughly 158,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 15 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 10½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 6½ hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 17½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read American Scoundrel?
- About 10½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. American Scoundrel runs 528 pages, roughly 158,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 15 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 6½ hrs.
- How many pages is American Scoundrel?
- 528 pages, which is about 158,000 words and 10½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Hardcover lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
- Is American Scoundrel worth reading?
- Only 4 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 528 pages and about 10½ hrs of your time, or 6½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the American Scoundrel audiobook?
- About 17½ hrs, estimated from the 158,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

