How long does it take to read The Garden of Abdul Gasazi?
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg takes about 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1979. 31 pages, about 8,525 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 | 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A little boy chases the dog he's tending into a mysterious garden. Eventually he comes to the mansion of the owner of the garden who is a magician. He says the dog has been turned into a duck and there's no telling when the spell will wear off. The duck takes his hat and flies away. When he gets home the dog greets him. Then the dog brings him his hat. The reader is left to wonder whether it all really happened or not.
Subjects: boy, Magicians, surprise ending, Juvenile fiction, dog, Dogs
