Reading time

How long does it take to read I Am Half-Sick of Shadows?

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley is about 287 pages, so it takes about 5 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 1 min

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows · Alan Bradley · first published 2011

Pages
287
30 min a day
11 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm6 h 39 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 1 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 59 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 59 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day21 days
30 minutes a day11 days
45 minutes a day7 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 8 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#4 in Flavia de Luce

Next in the series: Speaking from Among the Bones (2013, 378 pages)

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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows: reading time questions

How many pages is I Am Half-Sick of Shadows?
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows is about 287 pages. That is the median across the 8 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read I Am Half-Sick of Shadows?
About 5 h 1 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 59 min.
How many days to read I Am Half-Sick of Shadows at 30 minutes a day?
About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 21 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is I Am Half-Sick of Shadows in the Flavia de Luce series?
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows is book 4 in Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley.

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