How long does it take to read Matilda Bone?
Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman takes about 3 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 167 pages, about 45,925 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both spiritual and practical.
Subjects: Physicians, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Bonesetters, Medicine, Middle Ages
