How long does it take to read The Boy Of A Thousand Faces?
The Boy Of A Thousand Faces by Brian Selznick takes about 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 39 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2000. 35 pages, about 9,625 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 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Obsessed with horror films, ten-year-old Alonzo dreams of transforming himself into "The Boy of a Thousand Faces" and gets his wish in an unexpected way.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Boys, fiction, Monsters, Juvenile fiction, Halloween, Horror films
