Reading time

How long does it take to read The Shadow of the Torturer?

The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe is about 303 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 18 min

The Shadow of the Torturer · Gene Wolfe · first published 1980

Pages
303
30 min a day
11 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm7 h 1 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 18 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 13 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 9 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day22 days
30 minutes a day11 days
45 minutes a day8 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 22 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in The Book of the New Sun

Next in the series: The Claw of the Conciliator (1981, 303 pages)

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The Shadow of the Torturer: reading time questions

How many pages is The Shadow of the Torturer?
The Shadow of the Torturer is about 303 pages. That is the median across the 22 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Shadow of the Torturer?
About 5 h 18 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 13 min.
How many days to read The Shadow of the Torturer at 30 minutes a day?
About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 22 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is The Shadow of the Torturer in the The Book of the New Sun series?
The Shadow of the Torturer is book 1 in The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe.

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