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How long does it take to read The Lake of Souls?

Darren Shan

The Lake of Souls by Darren Shan takes about 4 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 50 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2003. 264 pages, about 72,600 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 8 hours 4 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 50 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 2 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Darren and Harkat face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. Will they survive the savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead? Be careful what you fish for...

Subjects: Children's fiction, Vampires, fiction, Horror stories, Vampires, Juvenile fiction, Fiction

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