How long does it take to read Alchemy?
Alchemy by Margaret Mahy takes about 3 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2002. 207 pages, about 56,925 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 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Seventeen-year-old Roland discovers that an unpopular girl in his school is studying alchemy and finds that their destiny is linked with that of a power-hungry magician.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Magic, fiction, Magicians, fiction, Magicians, Magic, Magia
