Reading time

How long does it take to read Desecration?

Desecration by Tim LaHaye is about 407 pages, so it takes about 7 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 15 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h 8 min

Desecration · Tim LaHaye · first published 2001

Pages
407
30 min a day
15 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm9 h 25 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 8 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 39 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 14 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day29 days
30 minutes a day15 days
45 minutes a day10 days
60 minutes a day8 days

Page count: median of 9 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#9 in Left Behind

Next in the series: The Remnant (2002, 430 pages)

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Desecration: reading time questions

How many pages is Desecration?
Desecration is about 407 pages. That is the median across the 9 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Desecration?
About 7 h 8 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 39 min.
How many days to read Desecration at 30 minutes a day?
About 15 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 29 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
What number is Desecration in the Left Behind series?
Desecration is book 9 in Left Behind by Tim LaHaye.

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