How many pages is The Calamity Club?

656 pages, which is about 197,000 words and 13 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.

Is The Calamity Club worth reading?

Only 15 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: 656 pages and about 13 hrs of your time, or 8 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.

How long is The Calamity Club audiobook?

About 22 hrs, estimated from the 197,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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The Calamity Club

Name: The Calamity Club
Author: Kathryn Stockett

Kathryn Stockett

13 hrsto read

At your speed≈ 13 hrs

Pages656

Audiobook≈ 22 hrs

656 pages works out to roughly 197,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 13 hrs — about a week of evenings.

Only 15 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way.

How long does it take to read The Calamity Club?

The Calamity Club is 656 pages, or roughly 197,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Calamity Club at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	18½ hrs
Average	250	13 hrs
Fast	400	8 hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.

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Common questions

How long does it take to read The Calamity Club?: About 13 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Calamity Club runs 656 pages, roughly 197,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 18½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 8 hrs.
How many pages is The Calamity Club?: 656 pages, which is about 197,000 words and 13 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
Is The Calamity Club worth reading?: Only 15 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: 656 pages and about 13 hrs of your time, or 8 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is The Calamity Club audiobook?: About 22 hrs, estimated from the 197,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help…

the struggling family she's left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister's seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg's—converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan to claim what's rightfully theirs. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women's freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences. The Calamity Club will make you laugh, cry, and cheer—an epic testament to underestimated women who know that calamity can be the spark of new beginnings. This is Kathryn Stockett at her most confident, heartfelt, and hilarious—the triumphant return of one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.

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