How long does it take to read City of the Beasts?
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende takes about 7 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2002. 392 pages, about 107,800 words. Written for children.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 60 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians. "Alexander Cold, un joven de quinces años, está a punto de embarcarse con su temeraria abuela, en el viaje de su vida."
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Indians of South America, Teenagers, Grandmothers, Fiction, Supernatural
