How long does it take to read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling takes about 11 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 6 of Harry Potter
Previous: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Next: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
About 11 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2005. 640 pages, about 176,000 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 177 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
One summer night, when Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shriveled, but he will not reveal why. Rumours and suspicion spread through the wizarding world – it feels as if even Hogwarts itself might be under threat. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: could there be a Death Eater amongst them? He will need powerful magic and true friends as, with the help of Dumbledore, he investigates Voldemort’s darkest secrets. Preceded by: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Followed by: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Subjects: orphans, foster homes, romans, magie, adolescence, Quill Award winner
