How long does it take to read Shadow?
Shadow by Marcia Brown, Blaise Cendrars takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1982. 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 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Poetry, Juvenile poetry, Shadows, French poetry, Children's poetry, French
