How long does it take to read Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones?
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson takes about 5 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 5 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 322 pages, about 88,550 words. Written for children.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Librarians, Libraries, Grandfathers, Humorous stories
