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 wpm6 h 1 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 33 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 37 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 43 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day19 days
30 minutes a day10 days
45 minutes a day7 days
60 minutes a day5 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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