Reading time
How long does it take to read Monk's Hood?
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters is about 230 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 2 min
Monk's Hood · Ellis Peters · first published 1980
- Pages
- 230
- 30 min a day
- 9 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 19 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 2 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 12 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 24 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Brother Cadfael
Next in the series: Saint Peter's Fair (1981)
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Monk's Hood: reading time questions
- How many pages is Monk's Hood?
- Monk's Hood is about 230 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 Monk's Hood?
- About 4 h 2 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 12 min.
- How many days to read Monk's Hood at 30 minutes a day?
- About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 17 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is Monk's Hood in the Brother Cadfael series?
- Monk's Hood is book 3 in Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters.
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