Reading time
How long does it take to read The Vampire Lestat?
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice is about 606 pages, so it takes about 10½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 22 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h 37 min
The Vampire Lestat · Anne Rice · first published 1985
- Pages
- 606
- 30 min a day
- 22 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 14 h 2 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h 37 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 25 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 19 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 43 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 22 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 11 days |
Page count: median of 53 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in The Vampire Chronicles
Next in the series: The Queen of the Damned (1988, 573 pages)
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The Vampire Lestat: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Vampire Lestat?
- The Vampire Lestat is about 606 pages. That is the median across the 53 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Vampire Lestat?
- About 10 h 37 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 8 h 25 min.
- How many days to read The Vampire Lestat at 30 minutes a day?
- About 22 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 43 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
- What number is The Vampire Lestat in the The Vampire Chronicles series?
- The Vampire Lestat is book 2 in The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.