How long does it take to read Hour of the Bees?
Lindsay Eagar
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar takes about 6 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 368 pages, about 101,200 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
Subjects: Cognition disorders in old age, Juvenile fiction, Grandfathers, Storytelling, Children's fiction, Grandparents, fiction
