How long does it take to read Desperation?
Desperation by Stephen King takes about 11 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 18 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1996. 616 pages, about 169,400 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 55 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. Miners at the China Pit have accidentally broken into another dimension and released a horrific creature known as Tak, who takes human form by hijacking some of the town's residents. The forces of good orchestrate a confrontation between this ancient evil and a group of unsuspecting travelers who are lured to the dying town. This rag-tag band of unwilling champions is led by a young boy who speaks to God.
Subjects: Fiction, Travelers, Traffic police, American fiction, Horror tales, Horror
