How long does it take to read The Borrowers Afloat?
The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton takes about 3 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of The Borrowers
Previous: The Borrowers Afield Next: The Borrowers Aloft
About 3 hours 30 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1959. 191 pages, about 52,525 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 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Borrowers, a family of miniature people, journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood before finding a new home. Sequel to "The Borrowers Afield."
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fantasy, Borrowers (Fictitious characters), Families, Children's stories, Fantasy fiction
