How long does it take to read The Fairy's Mistake?
The Fairy's Mistake by Gail Carson Levine takes about 1 hour 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Princess Tales
Next: The Princess Test
About 1 hour 36 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 87 pages, about 23,925 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, the fairy Ethelinda rewards one twin sister for good behavior and punishes the other for bad, only to discover that her punishment is more pleasing than her reward.
Subjects: Fairy tales, Folklore, France, Children's fiction
