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American Scoundrel

Kai Bird with Susan Goldmark

At your speed≈ 10½ hrs

Pages528

Audiobook≈ 17½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

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.

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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:

Estimated reading time for American Scoundrel at three reading speeds.
Your paceWords per minuteTime to finish
Slow17515 hrs
Average25010½ hrs
Fast4006½ 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.