Reading time
How long does it take to read The Evening and the Morning?
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett is about 876 pages, so it takes about 15½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 31 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
15 h 20 min
The Evening and the Morning · Ken Follett · first published 2020
- Pages
- 876
- 30 min a day
- 31 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 20 h 17 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 15 h 20 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 12 h 10 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 9 h 8 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 62 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 31 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 16 days |
Page count: median of 10 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#0 in Kingsbridge
Next in the series: The Pillars of the Earth (1989, 1040 pages)
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The Evening and the Morning: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Evening and the Morning?
- The Evening and the Morning is about 876 pages. That is the median across the 10 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Evening and the Morning?
- About 15 h 20 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 12 h 10 min.
- How many days to read The Evening and the Morning at 30 minutes a day?
- About 31 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 62 days, and at an hour a day about 16 days.
- What number is The Evening and the Morning in the Kingsbridge series?
- The Evening and the Morning is book 0 in Kingsbridge by Ken Follett.
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