Reading time

How long does it take to read Guards! Guards!?

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett is about 378 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

6 h 37 min

Guards! Guards! · Terry Pratchett · first published 1989

Pages
378
30 min a day
14 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm8 h 45 min
Average adult · 238 wpm6 h 37 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 15 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 56 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day27 days
30 minutes a day14 days
45 minutes a day9 days
60 minutes a day7 days

Page count: median of 58 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#8 in Discworld

#1 in Discworld: City Watch

Next in the series: Eric (1990, 158 pages)

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Guards! Guards!: reading time questions

How many pages is Guards! Guards!?
Guards! Guards! is about 378 pages. That is the median across the 58 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Guards! Guards!?
About 6 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 5 h 15 min.
How many days to read Guards! Guards! at 30 minutes a day?
About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 27 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
What number is Guards! Guards! in the Discworld series?
Guards! Guards! is book 8 in Discworld by Terry Pratchett.

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