Reading time

How long does it take to read Gwendy's Button Box?

Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King is about 176 pages, so it takes about 3 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 7 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 5 min

Gwendy's Button Box · Stephen King · first published 2017

Pages
176
30 min a day
7 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 4 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 5 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 27 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm1 h 50 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day13 days
30 minutes a day7 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 12 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Gwendy's Button Box Trilogy

Next in the series: Gwendy's Magic Feather (2019, 208 pages)

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Gwendy's Button Box: reading time questions

How many pages is Gwendy's Button Box?
Gwendy's Button Box is about 176 pages. That is the median across the 12 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Gwendy's Button Box?
About 3 h 5 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 27 min.
How many days to read Gwendy's Button Box at 30 minutes a day?
About 7 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 13 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is Gwendy's Button Box in the Gwendy's Button Box Trilogy series?
Gwendy's Button Box is book 1 in Gwendy's Button Box Trilogy by Stephen King.

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