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How long does it take to read How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories?

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black is about 200 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 7 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 30 min

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories · Holly Black · first published 2020

Pages
200
30 min a day
7 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 38 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 30 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 47 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 5 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day14 days
30 minutes a day7 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

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

#3.5 in The Folk of the Air (novella)

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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories: reading time questions

How many pages is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories?
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories is about 200 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 How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories?
About 3 h 30 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 47 min.
How many days to read How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories at 30 minutes a day?
About 7 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 14 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories in the The Folk of the Air series?
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories is book 3.5 in The Folk of the Air by Holly Black (a novella).

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