How long does it take to read Afterworlds?
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld takes about 11 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 9 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1887. 608 pages, about 167,200 words. Written for young adults.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In alternating chapters, eighteen-year-old Darcy Patel navigates the New York City publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges and both fall in love.
Subjects: East Indian Americans, Ghost stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance, Juvenile fiction, Dead, Fiction
