How long does it take to read Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse?
Charlie Mackesy
Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy takes about 2 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 21 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2019. 128 pages, about 35,200 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Charlie Mackesy's illustrated book, first published in 2019, centres on four companions: a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse. The boy is lonely and unsure about life, and he travels through a wild landscape where he encounters each of the animals in turn. The book is built from short exchanges among the four as they pass through rivers, storms and open fields. Their talk turns to love, belonging and hope, and the story traces the friendship that grows between them.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: Comics & graphic novels, literary, Psychology
