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How long does it take to read Hogfather?

Terry Pratchett

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett takes about 7 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 20 of Discworld

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About 7 hours 1 minute

A weekend read

First published 1996. 383 pages, about 105,325 words.

15 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 42 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 1 minute
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 23 minutes

The page count is the median across 40 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Who would want to harm Discworld's most beloved icon? Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, corrupt, heartless -- and oddly familiar -- universe, but the Hogfather is one of them. Yet here it is, Hogswatchnight, that most joyous and acquisitive of times, and the jolly old, red-suited gift-giver has vanished without a trace. And there's something shady going on involving an uncommonly psychotic member of the Assassins' Guild and certain representatives of Ankh-Morpork's rather extensive criminal element. Suddenly Discworld's entire myth system is unraveling at an alarming rate. Drastic measures must be taken, which is why Death himself is taking up the reins of the fat man's vacated sleigh . . . which, in turn, has Death's level-headed granddaughter, Susan, racing to unravel the nasty, humbuggian mess before the holiday season goes straight to hell and takes everyone along with it.

Subjects: Fiction, Wizards, Discworld (Imaginary place), Fantasy, Discworld (imaginary place), fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general

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