Reading time
How long does it take to read The Lies of Locke Lamora?
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is about 544 pages, so it takes about 9½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 20 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
9 h 31 min
The Lies of Locke Lamora · Scott Lynch · first published 2006
- Pages
- 544
- 30 min a day
- 20 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 12 h 36 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 9 h 31 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 7 h 33 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 5 h 40 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 39 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 20 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 13 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 10 days |
Page count: median of 16 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Gentleman Bastard
Next in the series: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007, 588 pages)
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The Lies of Locke Lamora: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Lies of Locke Lamora?
- The Lies of Locke Lamora is about 544 pages. That is the median across the 16 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Lies of Locke Lamora?
- About 9 h 31 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 33 min.
- How many days to read The Lies of Locke Lamora at 30 minutes a day?
- About 20 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 39 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
- What number is The Lies of Locke Lamora in the Gentleman Bastard series?
- The Lies of Locke Lamora is book 1 in Gentleman Bastard by Scott Lynch.
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