Reading time

How long does it take to read A Discovery of Witches?

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness is about 664 pages, so it takes about 11½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 24 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

11 h 37 min

A Discovery of Witches · Deborah Harkness · first published 2011

Pages
664
30 min a day
24 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm15 h 22 min
Average adult · 238 wpm11 h 37 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm9 h 13 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h 55 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day47 days
30 minutes a day24 days
45 minutes a day16 days
60 minutes a day12 days

Page count: median of 11 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in All Souls

Next in the series: Shadow of Night (2012, 592 pages)

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A Discovery of Witches: reading time questions

How many pages is A Discovery of Witches?
A Discovery of Witches is about 664 pages. That is the median across the 11 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read A Discovery of Witches?
About 11 h 37 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 9 h 13 min.
How many days to read A Discovery of Witches at 30 minutes a day?
About 24 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 47 days, and at an hour a day about 12 days.
What number is A Discovery of Witches in the All Souls series?
A Discovery of Witches is book 1 in All Souls by Deborah Harkness.

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