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How long does it take to read Island of the Aunts?

Eva Ibbotson

Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson takes about 5 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 9 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2000. 281 pages, about 77,275 words. Written for children.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 35 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 9 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 13 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

As they get older, three sisters decide that they must kidnap children and bring them to their secluded island home to help with the work of caring for an assortment of unusual sea creatures.

Subjects: Kidnapping, Aunts, Fiction, Marine animals, Islands, Animals, Mythical

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