How long does it take to read Instructions?
Instructions by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2010. 40 pages, about 11,000 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This advice for travelling through a fairytale landscape might just save you from being eaten by wolves or being lost for ever, but it is also a charming metaphor for living courageously and taking risks.
Subjects: Voyages and travels, Children's poetry, English, Poetry, Juvenile poetry, English poetry, Giants
