How long does it take to read Shadows?
Charles L. Grant, Charles L. (edited by) Grant, Avram Davidson, Ramsey Campbell, William Jon Watkins, Thomas F. Monteleone, R. A. Lafferty, Robert Bloch, Dennis Etchison, Raylyn Moore, Bill Pronzini, Michael Bishop, John Crowley, Stephen King
Shadows by Charles L. Grant, Charles L. (edited by) Grant, Avram Davidson, Ramsey Campbell, William Jon Watkins, Thomas F. Monteleone, R. A. Lafferty, Robert Bloch, Dennis Etchison, Raylyn Moore, Bill Pronzini, Michael Bishop, John Crowley, Stephen King takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1960. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Introduction / Charles L. Grant -- Naples / Avram Davidson -- The little voice / Ramsey Campbell -- Butcher's thumb / William Jon Watkins -- Where all the songs are sad / Thomas F. Monteleone -- Splinters / R.A. Lafferty -- Picture / Robert Bloch -- The nighthawk / Dennis Etchison -- Dead letters / Ramsey Campbell -- A certain slant of light / Raylyn Moore -- Deathlove / Bill Pronzini -- Mory / Michael Bishop -- Where spirits gat them home / John Crowley -- Nona / Stephen King.
Subjects: Fiction, mystery & detective, general
