Mercy's Child
At your speed≈ 7½ hrs
Pages384
Audiobook≈ 13 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.
384 pages works out to roughly 115,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 7½ hrs — a weekend's reading.
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How long does it take to read Mercy's Child?
Mercy's Child is 384 pages, or roughly 115,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 11 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 7½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 5 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 13 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read Mercy's Child?
- About 7½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Mercy's Child runs 384 pages, roughly 115,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 11 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 5 hrs.
- How many pages is Mercy's Child?
- 384 pages, which is about 115,000 words and 7½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Google Books lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
- Is Mercy's Child worth reading?
- What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 384 pages and about 7½ hrs of your time, or 5 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Mercy's Child audiobook?
- About 13 hrs, estimated from the 115,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

