Reading time

How long does it take to read The Hollow Boy?

The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud is about 448 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h 51 min

The Hollow Boy · Jonathan Stroud · first published 2015

Pages
448
30 min a day
16 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h 22 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 51 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 13 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 40 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day32 days
30 minutes a day16 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day8 days

Page count: median of 19 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in Lockwood & Co.

Next in the series: The Creeping Shadow (2016, 512 pages)

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The Hollow Boy: reading time questions

How many pages is The Hollow Boy?
The Hollow Boy is about 448 pages. That is the median across the 19 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Hollow Boy?
About 7 h 51 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 13 min.
How many days to read The Hollow Boy at 30 minutes a day?
About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 32 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
What number is The Hollow Boy in the Lockwood & Co. series?
The Hollow Boy is book 3 in Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud.

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