How long does it take to read A Tale of Two Castles?
A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine takes about 6 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 1 minute
A weekend read
First published 2011. 328 pages, about 90,200 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king.
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, Fantasy, Apprentices, Kings, queens, rulers, Reasoning, Dragons
