How long does it take to read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, J. K. Rowling takes about 6 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Harry Potter
Previous: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
About 6 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 343 pages, about 94,325 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, a new play by Jack Thorne, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London's West End on July 30, 2016. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
Subjects: Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Juvenile Drama, Good and evil, Fantasiewelt
