Reading time
How long does it take to read Debt of Bones?
Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind is about 128 pages, so it takes about 2 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 5 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
2 h 14 min
Debt of Bones · Terry Goodkind · first published 2001
- Pages
- 128
- 30 min a day
- 5 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 2 h 58 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 2 h 14 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 1 h 47 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 1 h 20 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 5 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 3 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 3 days |
Page count: median of 13 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#0.5 in The Sword of Truth (novella)
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Debt of Bones: reading time questions
- How many pages is Debt of Bones?
- Debt of Bones is about 128 pages. That is the median across the 13 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Debt of Bones?
- About 2 h 14 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 1 h 47 min.
- How many days to read Debt of Bones at 30 minutes a day?
- About 5 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 9 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
- What number is Debt of Bones in the The Sword of Truth series?
- Debt of Bones is book 0.5 in The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind (a novella).
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