How long does it take to read The House of Dies Drear?
The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton takes about 4 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 249 pages, about 68,475 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 34 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A black family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Children's stories, American, Underground railroad, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History
