Reading time
How long does it take to read That Hideous Strength?
That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis is about 382 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 41 min
That Hideous Strength · C. S. Lewis · first published 1945
- Pages
- 382
- 30 min a day
- 14 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 51 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 41 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h 18 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 59 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 27 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 49 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in The Space Trilogy
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That Hideous Strength: reading time questions
- How many pages is That Hideous Strength?
- That Hideous Strength is about 382 pages. That is the median across the 49 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read That Hideous Strength?
- About 6 h 41 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 18 min.
- How many days to read That Hideous Strength at 30 minutes a day?
- About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 27 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is That Hideous Strength in the The Space Trilogy series?
- That Hideous Strength is book 3 in The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis.
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