Reading time
How long does it take to read Twilight?
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is about 498 pages, so it takes about 8½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 18 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
8 h 43 min
Twilight · Stephenie Meyer · first published 2005
- Pages
- 498
- 30 min a day
- 18 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 11 h 32 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 43 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 55 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 5 h 11 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 35 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 132 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Twilight
#1 in The Twilight Saga
Next in the series: New Moon (2006, 563 pages)
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Twilight: reading time questions
- How many pages is Twilight?
- Twilight is about 498 pages. That is the median across the 132 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Twilight?
- About 8 h 43 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 55 min.
- How many days to read Twilight at 30 minutes a day?
- About 18 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 35 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
- What number is Twilight in the Twilight series?
- Twilight is book 1 in Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
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