How long does it take to read Forbidden City?
Forbidden City by William Bell takes about 3 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1990. 199 pages, about 54,725 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is about a seventeen-year-old boy named Alex Jackson. He comes home from school with exciting news his father who is a CBC news cameraman asks him to join him for an assignment to explore China’s capital Beijing. .
Subjects: illegal, despartae, Historical fiction, Juvenile fiction, History, Children's fiction
