How long does it take to read East?
East by Edith Pattou takes about 9 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 21 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2003. 510 pages, about 140,250 words. Written for children.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Rose has always been different. Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose's birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home... but she can't suppress Rose's true nature forever. So when an enormous white bear shows up one cold autumn evening and asks teenage Rose to come away with it--in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family--she readily agrees. Rose travels on the bear's broad back to a distant and empty castle, where she is nightly joined by a mysterious stranger. In discovering his identity, she loses her heart-- and finds her purpose--and realizes her journey has only just begun.
Subjects: Bears, Fairy tales, Fiction, Magic, Children's fiction, Bears, fiction
