How long does it take to read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest?
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson takes about 11 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Millennium
Previous: The Girl Who Played with Fire
About 11 hours 54 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2007. 649 pages, about 178,475 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 48 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Lisbeth Salander—the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels—lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge—against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.
Subjects: Political corruption, Revenge, Fiction, Computer hackers, Journalists, Lisbeth Salander (Fictitious character)
