Reading time
How long does it take to read The Two Towers?
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien is about 434 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 36 min
The Two Towers · J. R. R. Tolkien · first published 1954
- Pages
- 434
- 30 min a day
- 16 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 3 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 36 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 2 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 31 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 31 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 290 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in The Lord of the Rings
Next in the series: The Return of the King (1955, 499 pages)
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The Two Towers: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Two Towers?
- The Two Towers is about 434 pages. That is the median across the 290 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Two Towers?
- About 7 h 36 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 2 min.
- How many days to read The Two Towers at 30 minutes a day?
- About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 31 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is The Two Towers in the The Lord of the Rings series?
- The Two Towers is book 2 in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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