Reading time
How long does it take to read Lesser Evil?
Lesser Evil by Timothy Zahn is about 640 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 12 min
Lesser Evil · Timothy Zahn · first published 2021
- Pages
- 640
- 30 min a day
- 23 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 14 h 49 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 11 h 12 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 53 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 40 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 8 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Thrawn Ascendancy
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Lesser Evil: reading time questions
- How many pages is Lesser Evil?
- Lesser Evil is about 640 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 Lesser Evil?
- About 11 h 12 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 53 min.
- How many days to read Lesser Evil 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 Lesser Evil in the Thrawn Ascendancy series?
- Lesser Evil is book 3 in Thrawn Ascendancy by Timothy Zahn.
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