Reading time
How long does it take to read Tehanu?
Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin is about 260 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 10 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 33 min
Tehanu · Ursula K. Le Guin · first published 1990
- Pages
- 260
- 30 min a day
- 10 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 1 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 33 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 37 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 43 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 19 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 10 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 30 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Earthsea
Next in the series: Tales from Earthsea (2001, 328 pages)
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Tehanu: reading time questions
- How many pages is Tehanu?
- Tehanu is about 260 pages. That is the median across the 30 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Tehanu?
- About 4 h 33 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 37 min.
- How many days to read Tehanu at 30 minutes a day?
- About 10 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 19 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is Tehanu in the Earthsea series?
- Tehanu is book 4 in Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin.
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