Reading time
How long does it take to read Heartstone?
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom is about 633 pages, so it takes about 11 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 23 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
11 h 5 min
Heartstone · C.J. Sansom · first published 2010
- Pages
- 633
- 30 min a day
- 23 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 14 h 39 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 11 h 5 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 48 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 36 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 45 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 23 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 12 days |
Page count: median of editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#5 in Shardlake
Next in the series: Lamentation (2014)
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Heartstone: reading time questions
- How many pages is Heartstone?
- Heartstone is about 633 pages. That is the median across the editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Heartstone?
- About 11 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 8 h 48 min.
- How many days to read Heartstone at 30 minutes a day?
- About 23 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 45 days, and at an hour a day about 12 days.
- What number is Heartstone in the Shardlake series?
- Heartstone is book 5 in Shardlake by C.J. Sansom.
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