How long does it take to read Briar Rose?
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen takes about 4 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 22 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 238 pages, about 65,450 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Grandmother Gemma always told the story of Briar Rose, and after she dies, her grandaughter discoveres that Gemma was a real-life Sleeping Beauty - a Holocaust survivor.
Subjects: Adaptations, Fantasy fiction, Fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty (Tale), Fiction, Sleeping beauty
