How long does it take to read A Thief in the House of Memory?
Tim Wynne-Jones
A Thief in the House of Memory by Tim Wynne-Jones takes about 3 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2004. 210 pages, about 57,750 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The death of an apparent stranger in the Steeple family's old home triggers troubling questions for sixteen-year-old Declan as he tries to make sense of his fragmented dreams, random memories, and unexplained coincidences, hoping to learn the truth about the mother who suddenly left when he was ten.
Subjects: Teenage boys, Canadian Young adult fiction, Mothers, Juvenile fiction, Family problems, Fiction
