How long does it take to read Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales?
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales by Marie-Louise von Franz takes about 5 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 12 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 284 pages, about 78,100 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Explores how fairy tales reveal the darker side of life and human psychology, discussing how fairy tales have reflected society's deepest fears, obsessions, and secrets throughout history.
Subjects: History and criticism, Symbolism in fairy tales, Symbolism (Psychology), Methodology, Fairy tales, Shadow (Psychoanalysis)
