How long does it take to read Hannibal?
Hannibal by Thomas Harris takes about 9 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Hannibal Lecter
Previous: The Silence of the Lambs Next: Hannibal Rising
About 9 hours 25 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1999. 514 pages, about 141,350 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 48 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sequel to: The Silence of the Lambs Hannibal is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 1999. It is the third in his series featuring Dr. Hannibal Lecter and the second to feature FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The novel takes place seven years after the events of The Silence of the Lambs and deals with the intended revenge of one of Lecter's victims.
Subjects: Fiction, Government investigators, Revenge, Fugitives from justice, Serial murderers, Psychological fiction
