How long does it take to read Lament?
Lament by Maggie Stiefvater takes about 6 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 356 pages, about 97,900 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 | 10 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On the day of an important music competition, talented but painfully introverted and nervous Deirdre Monaghan is helped to perform by the compelling and enigmatic Luke Dillon and finds herself inexorably drawn into the mysteries and dangers of the faerie world.
Subjects: Fiction, Fairies, Supernatural, Magic, Musicians, Juvenile fiction
