Reading time
How long does it take to read The Mirror & the Light?
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel is about 864 pages, so it takes about 15 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 31 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
15 h 8 min
The Mirror & the Light · Hilary Mantel · first published 2020
- Pages
- 864
- 30 min a day
- 31 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 20 h |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 15 h 8 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 12 h |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 9 h |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 61 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 31 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 16 days |
Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Wolf Hall Trilogy
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The Mirror & the Light: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Mirror & the Light?
- The Mirror & the Light is about 864 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Mirror & the Light?
- About 15 h 8 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.
- How many days to read The Mirror & the Light at 30 minutes a day?
- About 31 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 61 days, and at an hour a day about 16 days.
- What number is The Mirror & the Light in the Wolf Hall Trilogy series?
- The Mirror & the Light is book 3 in Wolf Hall Trilogy by Hilary Mantel.
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