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The Lord of the Rings reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 53 h 20 min | 160 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 40 h 00 min | 120 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 33 h 37 min | 101 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 26 h 40 min | 80 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 20 h 00 min | 60 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 13 h 20 min | 40 days |
Reading time is the word count divided by reading speed. 238 words per minute is the average for adults reading silently (Brysbaert, 2019). The orange rows are speeds you can read at one word at a time in readerr.
Read The Lord of the Rings faster
Part of the time spent on a page goes into moving your eyes from word to word. readerr shows any book or document you own one word at a time in a fixed spot, so your eyes stay still and you can go faster — at 400 words per minute The Lord of the Rings takes about 20 h 00 min.
Questions
How many words is The Lord of the Rings?
The Lord of the Rings is ≈ 480,000 words (a commonly cited estimate; editions vary).
How many pages is The Lord of the Rings?
About 1,750 pages in a typical paperback with about 275 words per page. Your edition may have more or fewer.
How long does it take to read The Lord of the Rings?
About 33 h 37 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 20 h 00 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read The Lord of the Rings at 20 minutes a day?
About 101 days at an average 238 words per minute.
Books of a similar length
| Book | Words | At 238 WPM |
|---|---|---|
| Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes | 427,000 | 29 h 54 min |
| ItStephen King | 445,000 | 31 h 10 min |
| The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas | 464,000 | 32 h 30 min |
| Infinite JestDavid Foster Wallace | 544,000 | 38 h 06 min |
| War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy | 565,000 | 39 h 34 min |
| Les MisérablesVictor Hugo | 566,000 | 39 h 38 min |
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Word count is a commonly cited estimate. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.