How long does it take to read The Dangerous Alphabet?
The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman, Gris Grimly takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2008. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As two children and their pet gazelle sneak out of the house in search of treasure, they come across a world beneath the city that is inhabited with monsters and pirates.
Subjects: Fiction, Underground areas, Pirates, Adventure and adventurers, Alphabet, Juvenile fiction
