How long does it take to read The Fear?
The Fear by Charlie Higson takes about 8 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2011. 486 pages, about 133,650 words. Written for children.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The sickness struck everyone sixteen and over. Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters, and best friends. No one escaped its touch. And now children across London are being hunted by ferocious grown-ups who are hungry, bloodthirsty, and not giving up. DogNut and the rest of his crew, in search of the friends they lost during the fire, set off on a deadly mission from the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace and beyond, as the sickos lie in wait. But who are their friends and who is the enemy in this changed world?
Subjects: Zombies, Horror stories, Survival, Horror tales, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
