Reading time

How long does it take to read Thunderhead?

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman is about 560 pages, so it takes about 10 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 20 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

9 h 48 min

Thunderhead · Neal Shusterman · first published 2018

Pages
560
30 min a day
20 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm12 h 58 min
Average adult · 238 wpm9 h 48 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm7 h 47 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 50 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day40 days
30 minutes a day20 days
45 minutes a day14 days
60 minutes a day10 days

Page count: median of 15 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Arc of a Scythe

Next in the series: The Toll (2019, 625 pages)

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Thunderhead: reading time questions

How many pages is Thunderhead?
Thunderhead is about 560 pages. That is the median across the 15 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Thunderhead?
About 9 h 48 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 47 min.
How many days to read Thunderhead at 30 minutes a day?
About 20 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 40 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
What number is Thunderhead in the Arc of a Scythe series?
Thunderhead is book 2 in Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman.

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